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Recognised as Colour

#DC8198

  • #DC8198
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC8198 is a red with RGB values 220, 129, 152 and HSL 345°, 57%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC8198#DC8198
HEX#DC8198
RGBrgb(220, 129, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5059, 0.5961
RGB percentages86.3%, 50.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(344.8, 56.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 41.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.4%, 30.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,451,096
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8198;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#237E67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A296no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EA7A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9Light coral · ΔE 17.4Light pink · ΔE 19.5Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1Indian red · ΔE 23.1Pink · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81DCC5
Analogous#DC81C5, #DC9881
Triadic#98DC81, #8198DC
Split complementary#81DC98, #81C5DC
Tetradic#C5DC81, #81DCC5, #9881DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9FA
Lighter +20%#F2D1D9
Lighter +10%#E7A9B9
Darker −10%#D15977
Darker −20%#C13659
Darker −30%#992B47
Darker −40%#712034
More saturated +25%#F06D8E
Less saturated −25%#C895A2

Channel breakdown

R220
G129
B152
Red220 (86.3%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue344.84°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 81 · B 98

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