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Recognised as Colour

#D98CA9

  • #D98CA9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#D98CA9 is a red with RGB values 217, 140, 169 and HSL 337°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#D98CA9#D98CA9
HEX#D98CA9
RGBrgb(217, 140, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.549, 0.6627
RGB percentages85.1%, 54.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(337.4, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.5%, 22.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,257,321
CSS custom property--colour: #D98CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#267356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959AAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A8A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E58996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.2Light pink · ΔE 17.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 20.1Light coral · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CD9BC
Analogous#D98CD0, #D9968C
Triadic#A9D98C, #8CA9D9
Split complementary#8CD995, #8CD0D9
Tetradic#D0D98C, #8CD9BC, #968CD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2D9E2
Lighter +10%#E6B2C6
Darker −10%#CC668C
Darker −20%#C03F70
Darker −30%#993359
Darker −40%#732643
More saturated +25%#EC79A4
Less saturated −25%#C69FAE

Channel breakdown

R217
G140
B169
Red217 (85.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue337.4°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 8C · B A9

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