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Recognised as Colour

#D9809B

  • #D9809B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#D9809B is a red with RGB values 217, 128, 155 and HSL 342°, 54%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#D9809B#D9809B
HEX#D9809B
RGBrgb(217, 128, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.502, 0.6078
RGB percentages85.1%, 50.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(341.8, 53.9%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 41%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 28.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,254,235
CSS custom property--colour: #D9809B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#267F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D919Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E77A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.5Light coral · ΔE 19.9Light pink · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5Pink · ΔE 24.1Plum · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80D9BE
Analogous#D980C7, #D99280
Triadic#9BD980, #809BD9
Split complementary#80D992, #80C7D9
Tetradic#C7D980, #80D9BE, #9280D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF6F8
Lighter +20%#F0CFD9
Lighter +10%#E5A7BA
Darker −10%#CD597C
Darker −20%#BB3860
Darker −30%#942C4C
Darker −40%#6D2038
More saturated +25%#EE6B93
Less saturated −25%#C495A3

Channel breakdown

R217
G128
B155
Red217 (85.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue341.8°
Saturation (HSL)53.94%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 80 · B 9B

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