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Recognised as Colour

#DD8AAE

  • #DD8AAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD8AAE is a red with RGB values 221, 138, 174 and HSL 334°, 55%, 70%. 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

#DD8AAE#DD8AAE
HEX#DD8AAE
RGBrgb(221, 138, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5412, 0.6824
RGB percentages86.7%, 54.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(334, 55%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 37.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 21.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,958
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#227551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A8ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E98797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 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 text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Plum · ΔE 18.1Light pink · ΔE 19.5Pink · ΔE 22.5Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1Light coral · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ADDB9
Analogous#DD8AD7, #DD8F8A
Triadic#AEDD8A, #8AAEDD
Split complementary#8ADD8F, #8AD7DD
Tetradic#D8DD8A, #8ADDB9, #8F8ADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D9E5
Lighter +10%#E8B2C9
Darker −10%#D26293
Darker −20%#C63B77
Darker −30%#A02E5F
Darker −40%#782348
More saturated +25%#F077AB
Less saturated −25%#CA9DB1

Channel breakdown

R221
G138
B174
Red221 (86.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue333.98°
Saturation (HSL)54.97%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 8A · B AE

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