Recognised as Colour
#DE7494
- #DE7494
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DE7494 is a red with RGB values 222, 116, 148 and HSL 342°, 62%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DE7494#DE7494
HEX#DE7494
RGBrgb(222, 116, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4549, 0.5804
RGB percentages87.1%, 45.5%, 58%
HSLhsl(341.9, 61.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 47.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 33.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,578,836
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7494;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#218B6B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74DEBE
Analogous#DE74C9, #DE8974
Triadic#94DE74, #7494DE
Split complementary#74DE89, #74C9DE
Tetradic#C9DE74, #74DEBE, #8974DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G116
B148
Red222 (87.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue341.89°
Saturation (HSL)61.63%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 74 · B 94
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