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Recognised as Colour

#DF408B

  • #DF408B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DF408B is a red with RGB values 223, 64, 139 and HSL 332°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DF408B#DF408B
HEX#DF408B
RGBrgb(223, 64, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.251, 0.5451
RGB percentages87.5%, 25.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(331.7, 71.3%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 71.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 71.3%, 37.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,631,051
CSS custom property--colour: #DF408B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#20BF74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8A87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F12F60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.4Hot pink · ΔE 13.5Deep pink · ΔE 18.2Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 32.3Indian red · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40DF94
Analogous#DF40DB, #DF4540
Triadic#8BDF40, #408BDF
Split complementary#40DF45, #40DADF
Tetradic#DBDF40, #40DF94, #4440DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEFF5
Lighter +30%#F5C3DB
Lighter +20%#EE97C0
Lighter +10%#E66CA6
Darker −10%#CA2271
Darker −20%#9E1B59
Darker −30%#731340
Darker −40%#470C28
More saturated +25%#FB2489
Less saturated −25%#C35C8D

Channel breakdown

R223
G64
B139
Red223 (87.5%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue331.7°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 40 · B 8B

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