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Recognised as Colour

#DF438E

  • #DF438E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DF438E is a red with RGB values 223, 67, 142 and HSL 331°, 71%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DF438E#DF438E
HEX#DF438E
RGBrgb(223, 67, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.2627, 0.5569
RGB percentages87.5%, 26.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(331.2, 70.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 70%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 70%, 36.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,631,822
CSS custom property--colour: #DF438E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#20BC71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606E90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8B8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F03463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.5Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3Deep pink · ΔE 18.8Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 31Violet · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43DF94
Analogous#DF43DC, #DF4643
Triadic#8EDF43, #438EDF
Split complementary#43DF46, #43DCDF
Tetradic#DCDF43, #43DF94, #4643DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF1F7
Lighter +30%#F5C6DD
Lighter +20%#EE9AC2
Lighter +10%#E66FA8
Darker −10%#CC2374
Darker −20%#A11B5B
Darker −30%#751443
Darker −40%#490D2A
More saturated +25%#FB278D
Less saturated −25%#C35F8F

Channel breakdown

R223
G67
B142
Red223 (87.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue331.15°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 43 · B 8E

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