Colour

#DC6396

#DC6396
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC6396 is a red with RGB values 220, 99, 150 and HSL 335°, 63%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#DC6396

RGBrgb(220, 99, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3882, 0.5882

RGB percentages86.3%, 38.8%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(334.7, 63.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 55%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 55%, 31.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,443,414

CSS custom property--colour: #DC6396;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#239C69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757E98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#959593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EB5B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.9 Hot pink · ΔE 15 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.3 Light coral · ΔE 27.1 Indian red · ΔE 28.2 Orchid · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63DCA9

Analogous#DC63D3, #DC6C63

Triadic#96DC63, #6396DC

Split complementary#63DC6C, #63D3DC

Tetradic#D3DC63, #63DCA9, #6C63DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8E0EA

Lighter +20%#EFB6CE

Lighter +10%#E58DB2

Darker −10%#D3397A

Darker −20%#B12862

Darker −30%#881E4B

Darker −40%#5E1534

More saturated +25%#F44B92

Less saturated −25%#C47B9A

Channel breakdown

R220

G99

B150

Red220 (86.3%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue334.71°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 63 · B 96

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