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Recognised as Colour

#DE709C

  • #DE709C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE709C is a red with RGB values 222, 112, 156 and HSL 336°, 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

#DE709C#DE709C
HEX#DE709C
RGBrgb(222, 112, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4392, 0.6118
RGB percentages87.1%, 43.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(336, 62.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 49.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 49.5%, 29.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,577,820
CSS custom property--colour: #DE709C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#218F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F879Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Tritanopia#ED6980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
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 text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4.7Hot pink · ΔE 18.4Light coral · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 26.6Indian red · ΔE 27.2Light pink · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.72, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70DEB2
Analogous#DE70D3, #DE7B70
Triadic#9CDE70, #709CDE
Split complementary#70DE7B, #70D3DE
Tetradic#D3DE70, #70DEB2, #7B70DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBECF2
Lighter +20%#F1C3D5
Lighter +10%#E899B9
Darker −10%#D4477F
Darker −20%#BC2B66
Darker −30%#93224F
Darker −40%#6A1839
More saturated +25%#F45A98
Less saturated −25%#C886A0

Channel breakdown

R222
G112
B156
Red222 (87.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 70 · B 9C

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