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Recognised as Colour

#DC8AA5

  • #DC8AA5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC8AA5 is a red with RGB values 220, 138, 165 and HSL 340°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC8AA5#DC8AA5
HEX#DC8AA5
RGBrgb(220, 138, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5412, 0.6471
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(340.2, 53.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 37.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 25%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,413
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#23755A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9599A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A8A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E98593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.4Light pink · ΔE 17.1Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6Pink · ΔE 20.5Light coral · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ADCC1
Analogous#DC8ACE, #DC988A
Triadic#A5DC8A, #8AA5DC
Split complementary#8ADC98, #8ACEDC
Tetradic#CEDC8A, #8ADCC1, #988ADC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3D9E1
Lighter +10%#E8B1C3
Darker −10%#D06387
Darker −20%#C53B69
Darker −30%#9E2F54
Darker −40%#77233F
More saturated +25%#EF779F
Less saturated −25%#C99DAB

Channel breakdown

R220
G138
B165
Red220 (86.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue340.24°
Saturation (HSL)53.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8A · B A5

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