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Recognised as Colour

#FF508E

  • #FF508E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FF508E is a red with RGB values 255, 80, 142 and HSL 339°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF508E#FF508E
HEX#FF508E
RGBrgb(255, 80, 142)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3137, 0.5569
RGB percentages100%, 31.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(338.7, 100%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 68.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 68.6%, 44.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,732,302
CSS custom property--colour: #FF508E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#00AF71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767D90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 16.7Deep pink · ΔE 18.2Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2Light coral · ΔE 31.8Indian red · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50FFC1
Analogous#FF50E5, #FF6950
Triadic#8EFF50, #508EFF
Split complementary#50FF69, #50E6FF
Tetradic#E6FF50, #50FFC1, #6A50FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFE9F1
Lighter +20%#FFB6D0
Lighter +10%#FF83AF
Darker −10%#FF1D6D
Darker −20%#E90053
Darker −30%#B60040
Darker −40%#83002E
More saturated +25%#FF508E
Less saturated −25%#E96694

Channel breakdown

R255
G80
B142
Red255 (100%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue338.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 50 · B 8E

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