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Recognised as Colour

#E16893

  • #E16893
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E16893 is a red with RGB values 225, 104, 147 and HSL 339°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E16893#E16893
HEX#E16893
RGBrgb(225, 104, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4078, 0.5765
RGB percentages88.2%, 40.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(338.7, 66.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 53.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 34.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,772,371
CSS custom property--colour: #E16893;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#1E976C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8294no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9990no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F15E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6Hot pink · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 22.7Indian red · ΔE 24.4Medium violet red · ΔE 28.8Salmon · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68E1B6
Analogous#E168D0, #E17968
Triadic#93E168, #6893E1
Split complementary#68E179, #68D0E1
Tetradic#D0E168, #68E1B6, #7968E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE8EE
Lighter +20%#F2BDD0
Lighter +10%#E993B1
Darker −10%#D93D75
Darker −20%#BD265C
Darker −30%#931D47
Darker −40%#681532
More saturated +25%#F8518C
Less saturated −25%#CA7F9A

Channel breakdown

R225
G104
B147
Red225 (88.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue338.68°
Saturation (HSL)66.85%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 68 · B 93

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