Colour

#FF68B2

#FF68B2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FF68B2 is a red with RGB values 255, 104, 178 and HSL 331°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

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HEX#FF68B2

RGBrgb(255, 104, 178)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4078, 0.698

RGB percentages100%, 40.8%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(330.6, 100%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 59.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 59.2%, 30.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,738,482

CSS custom property--colour: #FF68B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#00974D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A9AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 0.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2 Deep pink · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.3 Violet · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 0.85, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68FFB5

Analogous#FF68FE, #FF6968

Triadic#B2FF68, #68B2FF

Split complementary#68FF69, #68FEFF

Tetradic#FEFF68, #68FFB5, #6968FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFCEE6

Lighter +10%#FF9BCC

Darker −10%#FF3598

Darker −20%#FF027E

Darker −30%#CE0065

Darker −40%#9B004C

More saturated +25%#FF68B2

Less saturated −25%#EC7BB2

Channel breakdown

R255

G104

B178

Red255 (100%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue330.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 68 · B B2

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Colour values

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