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Recognised as Colour

#FF9DC1

  • #FF9DC1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF9DC1 is a red with RGB values 255, 157, 193 and HSL 338°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF9DC1#FF9DC1
HEX#FF9DC1
RGBrgb(255, 157, 193)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6157, 0.7569
RGB percentages100%, 61.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(338, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 24.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,065
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9DC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#00623E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B0C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C1BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF98AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 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 text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16Light pink · ΔE 16.2Pink · ΔE 19.7Plum · ΔE 21Light coral · ΔE 24.4Hot pink · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DFFDB
Analogous#FF9DF2, #FFAA9D
Triadic#C1FF9D, #9DC1FF
Split complementary#9DFFAA, #9DF2FF
Tetradic#F2FF9D, #9DFFDB, #AA9DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFD0E1
Darker −10%#FF6AA1
Darker −20%#FF3780
Darker −30%#FF0460
Darker −40%#D0004C
More saturated +25%#FF9DC1
Less saturated −25%#F3A9C4

Channel breakdown

R255
G157
B193
Red255 (100%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue337.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9D · B C1

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