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Recognised as Colour

#DA237C

  • #DA237C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DA237C is a red with RGB values 218, 35, 124 and HSL 331°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DA237C#DA237C
HEX#DA237C
RGBrgb(218, 35, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.1373, 0.4863
RGB percentages85.5%, 13.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(330.8, 72.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 83.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 83.9%, 43.1%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,295,932
CSS custom property--colour: #DA237C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#25DC83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515F7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#838078no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ED004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Deep pink · ΔE 14.7Hot pink · ΔE 19.8Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1Crimson · ΔE 36.7Indian red · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23DA81
Analogous#DA23D8, #DA2523
Triadic#7CDA23, #237CDA
Split complementary#23DA25, #23D8DA
Tetradic#D8DA23, #23DA81, #2523DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D1E4
Lighter +30%#F1A5CA
Lighter +20%#EA79B0
Lighter +10%#E34D96
Darker −10%#AE1C63
Darker −20%#82154A
Darker −30%#560E31
Darker −40%#2A0718
More saturated +25%#FA037B
Less saturated −25%#BA437D

Channel breakdown

R218
G35
B124
Red218 (85.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue330.82°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 23 · B 7C

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