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Recognised as Colour

#DD8BB4

  • #DD8BB4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD8BB4 is a red with RGB values 221, 139, 180 and HSL 330°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD8BB4#DD8BB4
HEX#DD8BB4
RGBrgb(221, 139, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5451, 0.7059
RGB percentages86.7%, 54.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(330, 54.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 37.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 18.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,519,220
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8BB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#22744B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929CB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A9B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E88999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.1Plum · ΔE 15.5Light pink · ΔE 21Pink · ΔE 23.6Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1Thistle · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BDDB4
Analogous#DD8BDD, #DD8B8B
Triadic#B4DD8B, #8BB4DD
Split complementary#8BDD8B, #8BDDDD
Tetradic#DDDD8B, #8BDDB4, #8B8BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DAE7
Lighter +10%#E9B2CD
Darker −10%#D1649B
Darker −20%#C63C81
Darker −30%#A02F67
Darker −40%#79234E
More saturated +25%#F078B4
Less saturated −25%#CA9EB4

Channel breakdown

R221
G139
B180
Red221 (86.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)54.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 8B · B B4

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