Vivid Cerise is a light bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Vivid Cerise effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Vivid Cerise is #DA1D81.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Vivid Cerise has 85%% Red, 11% Green, and 51% Blue.
Vivid Cerise has 328° Hue, 87% Saturation, and 85% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Vivid Cerise has 328° Hue, 77% Saturation, and 48% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Vivid Cerise has 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 41% yellow, and 15% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#DA1D81 |
|
RGB |
(218, 29, 129) |
(85%, 11%, 51%) |
HSV |
(328°, 87, 85) |
(91%, 87%, 85%) |
HSL |
(328°, 77, 48) |
(91%, 77%, 48%) |
CMYK |
(0, 87, 41, 15) |
(0%, 87%, 41%, 15%) |
The natural luminance of Vivid Cerise is 17%, which is low.
Vivid Cerise has a higher contrast with white than black.
Vivid Cerise and black have a 4.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Vivid Cerise and white have a 4.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
17% |
insufficient (4.5) |
AA (4.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Vivid Cerise paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 47% Red, 27% Magenta, 15% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
47%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
27%
Black
15%
White
11%
To mix Vivid Cerise paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 50% Magenta, 24% Yellow, 15% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
50%
Yellow
24%
Black
15%
White
11%
Colors similar to Vivid Cerise are: Dogwood Rose, Pink Lemonade, Medium Violet Red, Deep Cerise, and Red Violet. Dogwood Rose is more red than Vivid Cerise. Pink Lemonade is more red and paler and lighter than Vivid Cerise. Medium Violet Red is more red and paler and darker than Vivid Cerise. Deep Cerise is paler than Vivid Cerise. Red Violet is more magenta and darker than Vivid Cerise.