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Recognised as Colour

#DC477B

  • #DC477B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC477B is a red with RGB values 220, 71, 123 and HSL 339°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC477B#DC477B
HEX#DC477B
RGBrgb(220, 71, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2784, 0.4824
RGB percentages86.3%, 27.8%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(339.1, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 67.7%, 44.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,436,219
CSS custom property--colour: #DC477B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#23B884

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#676C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8A78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EE325Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18Hot pink · ΔE 19.1Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Deep pink · ΔE 24.9Indian red · ΔE 24.9Light coral · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47DCA8
Analogous#DC47C5, #DC5E47
Triadic#7BDC47, #477BDC
Split complementary#47DC5E, #47C5DC
Tetradic#C5DC47, #47DCA8, #5E47DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF2F6
Lighter +30%#F4C8D7
Lighter +20%#EC9DB8
Lighter +10%#E4729A
Darker −10%#CA265F
Darker −20%#9F1E4B
Darker −30%#741637
Darker −40%#490E23
More saturated +25%#F72C73
Less saturated −25%#C16283

Channel breakdown

R220
G71
B123
Red220 (86.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue339.06°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 47 · B 7B

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