Recognised as Colour

#FF488E

#FF488E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#FF488E is a red with RGB values 255, 72, 142 and HSL 337°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF488E#FF488E

HEX#FF488E

RGBrgb(255, 72, 142)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2824, 0.5569

RGB percentages100%, 28.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(337, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 71.8%, 44.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,730,254

CSS custom property--colour: #FF488E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#00B771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717990no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2966no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 14.9 Hot pink · ΔE 17 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5 Crimson · ΔE 33.4 Indian red · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#48FFB9

Analogous#FF48E9, #FF5D48

Triadic#8EFF48, #488EFF

Split complementary#48FF5D, #48EAFF

Tetradic#EAFF48, #48FFB9, #5E48FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE1EC

Lighter +20%#FFAECD

Lighter +10%#FF7BAD

Darker −10%#FF156F

Darker −20%#E10056

Darker −30%#AE0043

Darker −40%#7B002F

More saturated +25%#FF488E

Less saturated −25%#E85F93

Channel breakdown

R255

G72

B142

Red255 (100%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue337.05°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 48 · B 8E

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