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Recognised as Colour

#DE779D

  • #DE779D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE779D is a red with RGB values 222, 119, 157 and HSL 338°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE779D#DE779D
HEX#DE779D
RGBrgb(222, 119, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4667, 0.6157
RGB percentages87.1%, 46.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(337.9, 60.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 46.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 29.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,579,613
CSS custom property--colour: #DE779D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#218862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858C9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09F9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#EC7185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 3.6Hot pink · ΔE 21.8Light coral · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 25.3Light pink · ΔE 25.7Indian red · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.59, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77DEB8
Analogous#DE77D1, #DE8477
Triadic#9DDE77, #779DDE
Split complementary#77DE84, #77D1DE
Tetradic#D1DE77, #77DEB8, #8477DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2F6
Lighter +20%#F2C9D8
Lighter +10%#E8A0BB
Darker −10%#D44E7F
Darker −20%#C02F64
Darker −30%#97254F
Darker −40%#6E1B3A
More saturated +25%#F36297
Less saturated −25%#C98CA3

Channel breakdown

R222
G119
B157
Red222 (87.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue337.86°
Saturation (HSL)60.95%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 77 · B 9D

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