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Recognised as Colour

#DF427B

  • #DF427B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DF427B is a red with RGB values 223, 66, 123 and HSL 338°, 71%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DF427B#DF427B
HEX#DF427B
RGBrgb(223, 66, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.2588, 0.4824
RGB percentages87.5%, 25.9%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(338.2, 71%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 70.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 70.4%, 44.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,631,547
CSS custom property--colour: #DF427B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#20BD84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#656B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8A77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F2295Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 18.9Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5Medium violet red · ΔE 21.5Deep pink · ΔE 22.4Indian red · ΔE 26.9Light coral · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42DFA6
Analogous#DF42CA, #DF5842
Triadic#7BDF42, #427BDF
Split complementary#42DF57, #42CADF
Tetradic#CADF42, #42DFA6, #5742DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF0F5
Lighter +30%#F5C5D6
Lighter +20%#EE99B8
Lighter +10%#E66E99
Darker −10%#CC2260
Darker −20%#A01B4B
Darker −30%#741437
Darker −40%#490C22
More saturated +25%#FB2673
Less saturated −25%#C35E83

Channel breakdown

R223
G66
B123
Red223 (87.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue338.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.04%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 42 · B 7B

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