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Recognised as Colour

#DE5C78

  • #DE5C78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE5C78 is a red with RGB values 222, 92, 120 and HSL 347°, 66%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE5C78#DE5C78
HEX#DE5C78
RGBrgb(222, 92, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3608, 0.4706
RGB percentages87.1%, 36.1%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(347.1, 66.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 58.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.6%, 45.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,572,664
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5C78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#21A387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#777879no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#999275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F04B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.3Indian red · ΔE 14.6Light coral · ΔE 16.7Salmon · ΔE 22.8Hot pink · ΔE 25.5Brown · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CDEC2
Analogous#DE5CB9, #DE815C
Triadic#78DE5C, #5C78DE
Split complementary#5CDE81, #5CB9DE
Tetradic#B9DE5C, #5CDEC2, #815CDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DBE1
Lighter +20%#EFB1BE
Lighter +10%#E7869B
Darker −10%#D53255
Darker −20%#B02442
Darker −30%#861B32
Darker −40%#5B1322
More saturated +25%#F7446A
Less saturated −25%#C57586

Channel breakdown

R222
G92
B120
Red222 (87.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue347.08°
Saturation (HSL)66.33%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 5C · B 78

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