Recognised as Colour
#DE6FA4
- #DE6FA4
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DE6FA4 is a red with RGB values 222, 111, 164 and HSL 331°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DE6FA4#DE6FA4
HEX#DE6FA4
RGBrgb(222, 111, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4353, 0.6431
RGB percentages87.1%, 43.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(331.4, 62.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.4, 50%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 26.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,577,572
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6FA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#21905B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6FDEA9
Analogous#DE6FDC, #DE726F
Triadic#A4DE6F, #6FA4DE
Split complementary#6FDE72, #6FDCDE
Tetradic#DCDE6F, #6FDEA9, #726FDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G111
B164
Red222 (87.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue331.35°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 6F · B A4
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