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Recognised as Colour

#FF81AB

  • #FF81AB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF81AB is a red with RGB values 255, 129, 171 and HSL 340°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF81AB#FF81AB
HEX#FF81AB
RGBrgb(255, 129, 171)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5059, 0.6706
RGB percentages100%, 50.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(340, 100%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 49.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 49.4%, 32.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,744,875
CSS custom property--colour: #FF81AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#007E54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B2A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1Hot pink · ΔE 16.7Light coral · ΔE 21.7Light pink · ΔE 27.3Indian red · ΔE 28.1Salmon · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81FFD5
Analogous#FF81EA, #FF9681
Triadic#ABFF81, #81ABFF
Split complementary#81FF96, #81EAFF
Tetradic#EAFF81, #81FFD5, #9681FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFE7EF
Lighter +10%#FFB4CD
Darker −10%#FF4E89
Darker −20%#FF1B67
Darker −30%#E7004D
Darker −40%#B4003C
More saturated +25%#FF81AB
Less saturated −25%#EF91B0

Channel breakdown

R255
G129
B171
Red255 (100%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 81 · B AB

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