Recognised as Colour
#DF5987
- #DF5987
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DF5987 is a red with RGB values 223, 89, 135 and HSL 339°, 68%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DF5987#DF5987
HEX#DF5987
RGBrgb(223, 89, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.349, 0.5294
RGB percentages87.5%, 34.9%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(339.4, 67.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 60.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 39.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,637,447
CSS custom property--colour: #DF5987;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#20A678
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59DFB1
Analogous#DF59CA, #DF6E59
Triadic#87DF59, #5987DF
Split complementary#59DF6E, #59CADF
Tetradic#CADF59, #59DFB1, #6E59DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G89
B135
Red223 (87.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue339.4°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 59 · B 87
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