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Recognised as Colour

#D9729B

  • #D9729B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#D9729B is a red with RGB values 217, 114, 155 and HSL 336°, 58%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#D9729B#D9729B
HEX#D9729B
RGBrgb(217, 114, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4471, 0.6078
RGB percentages85.1%, 44.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(336.1, 57.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.1, 47.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 28.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,250,651
CSS custom property--colour: #D9729B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#268D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80889Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9A99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E76C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4.2Hot pink · ΔE 21.1Light coral · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 25.3Indian red · ΔE 26.9Light pink · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.19, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72D9B0
Analogous#D972CF, #D97D72
Triadic#9BD972, #729BD9
Split complementary#72D97D, #72CFD9
Tetradic#CFD972, #72D9B0, #7D72D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9EBF0
Lighter +20%#EFC2D4
Lighter +10%#E49AB7
Darker −10%#CE4A7F
Darker −20%#B43165
Darker −30%#8C264F
Darker −40%#641B38
More saturated +25%#EF5C96
Less saturated −25%#C388A0

Channel breakdown

R217
G114
B155
Red217 (85.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue336.12°
Saturation (HSL)57.54%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 72 · B 9B

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