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Colour

#FF6497

  • #FF6497
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FF6497 is a red with RGB values 255, 100, 151 and HSL 340°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF6497#FF6497
HEX#FF6497
RGBrgb(255, 100, 151)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3922, 0.5922
RGB percentages100%, 39.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(340.3, 100%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 60.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 40.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,737,431
CSS custom property--colour: #FF6497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#009B68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828898no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA693no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 14.3Pale violetred · ΔE 18.2Deep pink · ΔE 24.6Light coral · ΔE 26Medium violet red · ΔE 27.8Indian red · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64FFCC
Analogous#FF64E5, #FF7E64
Triadic#97FF64, #6497FF
Split complementary#64FF7E, #64E5FF
Tetradic#E5FF64, #64FFCC, #7E64FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFE
Lighter +20%#FFCADB
Lighter +10%#FF97B9
Darker −10%#FF3175
Darker −20%#FD0053
Darker −30%#CA0042
Darker −40%#970032
More saturated +25%#FF6497
Less saturated −25%#EC779E

Channel breakdown

R255
G100
B151
Red255 (100%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue340.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 64 · B 97

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