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Recognised as Colour

#DE7C9B

  • #DE7C9B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE7C9B is a red with RGB values 222, 124, 155 and HSL 341°, 60%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE7C9B#DE7C9B
HEX#DE7C9B
RGBrgb(222, 124, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4863, 0.6078
RGB percentages87.1%, 48.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(341, 59.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341, 44.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 30.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,580,891
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7C9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#218364

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8F9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ED7587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.1Light coral · ΔE 19.5Light pink · ΔE 22.6Indian red · ΔE 24.3Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3Hot pink · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CDEBF
Analogous#DE7CCC, #DE8E7C
Triadic#9BDE7C, #7C9BDE
Split complementary#7CDE8E, #7CCCDE
Tetradic#CCDE7C, #7CDEBF, #8E7CDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF6F8
Lighter +20%#F3CDD9
Lighter +10%#E8A5BA
Darker −10%#D4537C
Darker −20%#C3315F
Darker −30%#9A274B
Darker −40%#711D37
More saturated +25%#F36893
Less saturated −25%#CA91A3

Channel breakdown

R222
G124
B155
Red222 (87.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue341.02°
Saturation (HSL)59.76%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 7C · B 9B

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