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Colour

#FF99CB

  • #FF99CB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF99CB is a red with RGB values 255, 153, 203 and HSL 331°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF99CB#FF99CB
HEX#FF99CB
RGBrgb(255, 153, 203)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6, 0.7961
RGB percentages100%, 60%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(330.6, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 20.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,051
CSS custom property--colour: #FF99CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#006634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBFC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#FF96ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 17.5Hot pink · ΔE 22Light pink · ΔE 22.6Pink · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99FFCD
Analogous#FF99FE, #FF9A99
Triadic#CBFF99, #99CBFF
Split complementary#99FF9A, #99FEFF
Tetradic#FEFF99, #99FFCD, #9A99FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFCCE5
Darker −10%#FF66B1
Darker −20%#FF3397
Darker −30%#FF007D
Darker −40%#CC0064
More saturated +25%#FF99CB
Less saturated −25%#F2A6CB

Channel breakdown

R255
G153
B203
Red255 (100%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue330.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 99 · B CB

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