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Colour

#FF9BCC

  • #FF9BCC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#FF9BCC is a red with RGB values 255, 155, 204 and HSL 331°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FF9BCC#FF9BCC
HEX#FF9BCC
RGBrgb(255, 155, 204)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6078, 0.8
RGB percentages100%, 60.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(330.6, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 20%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,564
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#006433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF98ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8Light pink · ΔE 21.8Hot pink · ΔE 23Pink · ΔE 24.4Light coral · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BFFCE
Analogous#FF9BFE, #FF9C9B
Triadic#CCFF9B, #9BCCFF
Split complementary#9BFF9C, #9BFEFF
Tetradic#FEFF9B, #9BFFCE, #9C9BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFCEE6
Darker −10%#FF68B2
Darker −20%#FF3598
Darker −30%#FF027E
Darker −40%#CE0065
More saturated +25%#FF9BCC
Less saturated −25%#F3A8CC

Channel breakdown

R255
G155
B204
Red255 (100%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue330.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9B · B CC

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