Colour

#FF5599

#FF5599
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FF5599 is a red with RGB values 255, 85, 153 and HSL 336°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF5599#FF5599

HEX#FF5599

HEX (short)#F59

RGBrgb(255, 85, 153)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3333, 0.6

RGB percentages100%, 33.3%, 60%

HSLhsl(336, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,733,593

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#00AA66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76809Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4A195no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11.7 Deep pink · ΔE 17 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.9 Light coral · ΔE 33.7 Indian red · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55FFBB

Analogous#FF55EE, #FF6655

Triadic#99FF55, #5599FF

Split complementary#55FF66, #55EEFF

Tetradic#EEFF55, #55FFBB, #6655FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEEF5

Lighter +20%#FFBBD6

Lighter +10%#FF88B8

Darker −10%#FF227A

Darker −20%#EE005F

Darker −30%#BB004B

Darker −40%#880036

More saturated +25%#FF5599

Less saturated −25%#EA6A9D

Channel breakdown

R255

G85

B153

Red255 (100%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 55 · B 99

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