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Recognised as Colour

#DB74A3

  • #DB74A3
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DB74A3 is a red with RGB values 219, 116, 163 and HSL 333°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DB74A3#DB74A3
HEX#DB74A3
RGBrgb(219, 116, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4549, 0.6392
RGB percentages85.9%, 45.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(332.6, 58.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.6, 47%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 47%, 25.6%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,382,243
CSS custom property--colour: #DB74A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#248B5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E87085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.5Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 23Light coral · ΔE 27Light pink · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74DBAC
Analogous#DB74D7, #DB7974
Triadic#A3DB74, #74A3DB
Split complementary#74DB79, #74D7DB
Tetradic#D6DB74, #74DBAC, #7874DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEEF3
Lighter +20%#F0C5D9
Lighter +10%#E59DBE
Darker −10%#D14B88
Darker −20%#B9306F
Darker −30%#912556
Darker −40%#681B3E
More saturated +25%#F15EA1
Less saturated −25%#C58AA5

Channel breakdown

R219
G116
B163
Red219 (85.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue332.62°
Saturation (HSL)58.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 74 · B A3

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