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Recognised as Colour

#DC6EA0

  • #DC6EA0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC6EA0 is a red with RGB values 220, 110, 160 and HSL 333°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC6EA0#DC6EA0
HEX#DC6EA0
RGBrgb(220, 110, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4314, 0.6275
RGB percentages86.3%, 43.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(332.7, 61.1%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 50%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 27.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,446,240
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#23915F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C86A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#999A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EA6981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.9Hot pink · ΔE 16.9Plum · ΔE 25.4Light coral · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 28.4Medium violet red · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EDCAA
Analogous#DC6ED7, #DC736E
Triadic#A0DC6E, #6EA0DC
Split complementary#6EDC73, #6ED7DC
Tetradic#D7DC6E, #6EDCAA, #736EDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE9F1
Lighter +20%#F0C0D6
Lighter +10%#E697BB
Darker −10%#D24585
Darker −20%#B82C6C
Darker −30%#8F2254
Darker −40%#66183B
More saturated +25%#F3579E
Less saturated −25%#C684A2

Channel breakdown

R220
G110
B160
Red220 (86.3%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue332.73°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 6E · B A0

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