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Colour

#FF227C

  • #FF227C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#FF227C is a red with RGB values 255, 34, 124 and HSL 336°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF227C#FF227C
HEX#FF227C
RGBrgb(255, 34, 124)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.1333, 0.4863
RGB percentages100%, 13.3%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(335.6, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 86.7%, 51.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,720,508
CSS custom property--colour: #FF227C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#00DD83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646B7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 14.2Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6Crimson · ΔE 28.9Pale violetred · ΔE 36.4Indian red · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22FFA5
Analogous#FF22EB, #FF3622
Triadic#7CFF22, #227CFF
Split complementary#22FF37, #22EBFF
Tetradic#EBFF22, #22FFA5, #3622FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEEF5
Lighter +30%#FFBBD7
Lighter +20%#FF88B8
Lighter +10%#FF559A
Darker −10%#EE0061
Darker −20%#BB004C
Darker −30%#880037
Darker −40%#550023
More saturated +25%#FF227C
Less saturated −25%#E33E81

Channel breakdown

R255
G34
B124
Red255 (100%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue335.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 22 · B 7C

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