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Recognised as Colour

#DC90AD

  • #DC90AD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC90AD is a red with RGB values 220, 144, 173 and HSL 337°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC90AD#DC90AD
HEX#DC90AD
RGBrgb(220, 144, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5647, 0.6784
RGB percentages86.3%, 56.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(337.1, 52.1%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 34.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 21.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,454,957
CSS custom property--colour: #DC90AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#236F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABABABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#E78D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.3Light pink · ΔE 16.1Pink · ΔE 18.8Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90DCBF
Analogous#DC90D3, #DC9990
Triadic#ADDC90, #90ADDC
Split complementary#90DC99, #90D3DC
Tetradic#D3DC90, #90DCBF, #9990DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DEE6
Lighter +10%#E8B7CA
Darker −10%#D06990
Darker −20%#C44274
Darker −30%#A0335C
Darker −40%#7A2646
More saturated +25%#EE7EA9
Less saturated −25%#CAA2B1

Channel breakdown

R220
G144
B173
Red220 (86.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue337.11°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 90 · B AD

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