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Recognised as Colour

#DE638A

  • #DE638A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE638A is a red with RGB values 222, 99, 138 and HSL 341°, 65%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE638A#DE638A
HEX#DE638A
RGBrgb(222, 99, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3882, 0.5412
RGB percentages87.1%, 38.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(341, 65.1%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341, 55.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.4%, 37.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,574,474
CSS custom property--colour: #DE638A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#219C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797E8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#999587no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EF5772no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Light coral · ΔE 20.9Indian red · ΔE 21.5Salmon · ΔE 28.9Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63DEB7
Analogous#DE63C7, #DE7A63
Triadic#8ADE63, #638ADE
Split complementary#63DE7A, #63C7DE
Tetradic#C7DE63, #63DEB7, #7A63DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E1E9
Lighter +20%#F0B7C9
Lighter +10%#E78DAA
Darker −10%#D5396A
Darker −20%#B52653
Darker −30%#8B1D40
Darker −40%#61142D
More saturated +25%#F64B81
Less saturated −25%#C67B93

Channel breakdown

R222
G99
B138
Red222 (87.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue340.98°
Saturation (HSL)65.08%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 63 · B 8A

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