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Recognised as Colour

#DF8CAF

  • #DF8CAF
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DF8CAF is a red with RGB values 223, 140, 175 and HSL 335°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DF8CAF#DF8CAF
HEX#DF8CAF
RGBrgb(223, 140, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.549, 0.6863
RGB percentages87.5%, 54.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(334.7, 56.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 37.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 21.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,650,543
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#207350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AAADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EB8998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9Plum · ΔE 18.3Light pink · ΔE 18.7Pink · ΔE 21.6Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Light coral · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CDFBC
Analogous#DF8CD9, #DF928C
Triadic#AFDF8C, #8CAFDF
Split complementary#8CDF92, #8CD9DF
Tetradic#D9DF8C, #8CDFBC, #928CDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DCE7
Lighter +10%#EAB4CB
Darker −10%#D46493
Darker −20%#C93C77
Darker −30%#A42E60
Darker −40%#7C2348
More saturated +25%#F17AAC
Less saturated −25%#CD9EB2

Channel breakdown

R223
G140
B175
Red223 (87.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue334.7°
Saturation (HSL)56.46%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 8C · B AF

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