Recognised as Colour

#DF378B

#DF378B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#DF378B is a red with RGB values 223, 55, 139 and HSL 330°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DF378B#DF378B

HEX#DF378B

RGBrgb(223, 55, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.2157, 0.5451

RGB percentages87.5%, 21.6%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(330, 72.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 75.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 75.3%, 37.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,628,747

CSS custom property--colour: #DF378B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#20C874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59698Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#888887no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F1225Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11 Hot pink · ΔE 14.7 Deep pink · ΔE 15.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.5 Orchid · ΔE 32.5 Violet · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#37DF8B

Analogous#DF37DF, #DF3737

Triadic#8BDF37, #378BDF

Split complementary#37DF37, #37DFDF

Tetradic#DFDF37, #37DF8B, #3737DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBE7F1

Lighter +30%#F4BBD8

Lighter +20%#ED8FBE

Lighter +10%#E663A5

Darker −10%#C41F72

Darker −20%#981858

Darker −30%#6C113F

Darker −40%#400A25

More saturated +25%#FC1A8B

Less saturated −25%#C2548B

Channel breakdown

R223

G55

B139

Red223 (87.5%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)72.41%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 37 · B 8B

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