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Recognised as Colour

#FF688A

  • #FF688A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF688A is a red with RGB values 255, 104, 138 and HSL 346°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF688A#FF688A
HEX#FF688A
RGBrgb(255, 104, 138)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4078, 0.5412
RGB percentages100%, 40.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(346.5, 100%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.5, 59.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 59.2%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,738,442
CSS custom property--colour: #FF688A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#009775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88898Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA787no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Light coral · ΔE 19.3Indian red · ΔE 21.6Hot pink · ΔE 22.5Salmon · ΔE 23.4Crimson · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68FFDD
Analogous#FF68D6, #FF9168
Triadic#8AFF68, #688AFF
Split complementary#68FF91, #68D6FF
Tetradic#D6FF68, #68FFDD, #9168FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFCED9
Lighter +10%#FF9BB2
Darker −10%#FF3562
Darker −20%#FF023B
Darker −30%#CE002E
Darker −40%#9B0023
More saturated +25%#FF688A
Less saturated −25%#EC7B94

Channel breakdown

R255
G104
B138
Red255 (100%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue346.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 68 · B 8A

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