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Recognised as Colour

#DC8CA5

  • #DC8CA5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC8CA5 is a red with RGB values 220, 140, 165 and HSL 341°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC8CA5#DC8CA5
HEX#DC8CA5
RGBrgb(220, 140, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.549, 0.6471
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(341.3, 53.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 36.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 25%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,925
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#23735A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA9A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E98795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.5Light pink · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4Pink · ΔE 19.5Light coral · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CDCC3
Analogous#DC8CCD, #DC9B8C
Triadic#A5DC8C, #8CA5DC
Split complementary#8CDC9B, #8CCDDC
Tetradic#CDDC8C, #8CDCC3, #9B8CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DAE2
Lighter +10%#E8B3C4
Darker −10%#D06586
Darker −20%#C43E68
Darker −30%#9F3053
Darker −40%#78243E
More saturated +25%#EF799E
Less saturated −25%#C99FAC

Channel breakdown

R220
G140
B165
Red220 (86.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue341.25°
Saturation (HSL)53.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8C · B A5

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