Recognised as Colour

#DC257D

#DC257D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#DC257D is a red with RGB values 220, 37, 125 and HSL 331°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#DC257D

RGBrgb(220, 37, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1451, 0.4902

RGB percentages86.3%, 14.5%, 49%

HSLhsl(331.1, 72.3%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 83.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 83.2%, 43.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,427,517

CSS custom property--colour: #DC257D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#23DA82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53607Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#848279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EF004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3 Deep pink · ΔE 14.3 Hot pink · ΔE 19.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.9 Crimson · ΔE 36.5 Indian red · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#25DC84

Analogous#DC25D8, #DC2925

Triadic#7DDC25, #257DDC

Split complementary#25DC29, #25D8DC

Tetradic#D8DC25, #25DC84, #2925DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8D5E6

Lighter +30%#F1A9CC

Lighter +20%#EA7DB1

Lighter +10%#E35197

Darker −10%#B21C64

Darker −20%#86154B

Darker −30%#5A0E33

Darker −40%#2E071A

More saturated +25%#FC057C

Less saturated −25%#BC457E

Channel breakdown

R220

G37

B125

Red220 (86.3%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue331.15°

Saturation (HSL)72.33%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 25 · B 7D

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