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Recognised as Colour

#DC6998

  • #DC6998
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC6998 is a red with RGB values 220, 105, 152 and HSL 335°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC6998#DC6998
HEX#DC6998
RGBrgb(220, 105, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4118, 0.5961
RGB percentages86.3%, 41.2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(335.5, 62.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.5, 52.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.3%, 30.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,444,952
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#239667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#989795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EB627Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.3Hot pink · ΔE 16.9Light coral · ΔE 25.5Indian red · ΔE 27.3Medium violet red · ΔE 28Plum · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69DCAD
Analogous#DC69D2, #DC7469
Triadic#98DC69, #6998DC
Split complementary#69DC74, #69D1DC
Tetradic#D1DC69, #69DCAD, #7469DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E5ED
Lighter +20%#EFBCD1
Lighter +10%#E692B4
Darker −10%#D2407C
Darker −20%#B52A63
Darker −30%#8B214C
Darker −40%#621736
More saturated +25%#F35294
Less saturated −25%#C5809C

Channel breakdown

R220
G105
B152
Red220 (86.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue335.48°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 69 · B 98

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