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Recognised as Colour

#D994B4

  • #D994B4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D994B4 is a red with RGB values 217, 148, 180 and HSL 332°, 48%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D994B4#D994B4
HEX#D994B4
RGBrgb(217, 148, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5804, 0.7059
RGB percentages85.1%, 58%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(332.2, 47.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.2, 31.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 17.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,259,380
CSS custom property--colour: #D994B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#266B4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA1B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABACB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#E3929Fno 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 text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6Light pink · ΔE 16.7Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3Pink · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3Thistle · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94D9B9
Analogous#D994D7, #D99694
Triadic#B4D994, #94B4D9
Split complementary#94D996, #94D7D9
Tetradic#D7D994, #94D9B9, #9694D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DFE9
Lighter +10%#E6BACE
Darker −10%#CC6E9A
Darker −20%#BE497F
Darker −30%#9C3866
Darker −40%#772A4E
More saturated +25%#EB82B3
Less saturated −25%#C7A6B5

Channel breakdown

R217
G148
B180
Red217 (85.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue332.17°
Saturation (HSL)47.59%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 94 · B B4

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