Recognised as Colour

#DC9DB5

#DC9DB5
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DC9DB5 is a red with RGB values 220, 157, 181 and HSL 337°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

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HEX#DC9DB5

RGBrgb(220, 157, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6157, 0.7098

RGB percentages86.3%, 61.6%, 71%

HSLhsl(337.1, 47.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 28.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 28.6%, 17.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,458,293

CSS custom property--colour: #DC9DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#23624A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A8B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B3B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E69BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.7 Pink · ΔE 14.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9 Thistle · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DDCC4

Analogous#DC9DD5, #DCA59D

Triadic#B5DC9D, #9DB5DC

Split complementary#9DDCA5, #9DD5DC

Tetradic#D4DC9D, #9DDCC4, #A49DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E8EE

Lighter +10%#E9C3D1

Darker −10%#CF7799

Darker −20%#C1527C

Darker −30%#A53B63

Darker −40%#7F2E4D

More saturated +25%#ED8CB1

Less saturated −25%#CBAEB9

Channel breakdown

R220

G157

B181

Red220 (86.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue337.14°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 9D · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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