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Recognised as Colour

#E2517C

  • #E2517C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E2517C is a red with RGB values 226, 81, 124 and HSL 342°, 71%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E2517C#E2517C
HEX#E2517C
RGBrgb(226, 81, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3176, 0.4863
RGB percentages88.6%, 31.8%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(342.2, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 45.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,831,996
CSS custom property--colour: #E2517C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#1DAE83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70737Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#969079no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F53D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.2Hot pink · ΔE 20.6Indian red · ΔE 21.4Light coral · ΔE 23.6Medium violet red · ΔE 27Deep pink · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51E2B7
Analogous#E251C4, #E26E51
Triadic#7CE251, #517CE2
Split complementary#51E26E, #51C4E2
Tetradic#C5E251, #51E2B7, #6F51E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D4DF
Lighter +20%#F1A8BE
Lighter +10%#E97D9D
Darker −10%#DB255B
Darker −20%#B01D49
Darker −30%#841637
Darker −40%#580F25
More saturated +25%#FB3872
Less saturated −25%#C96A86

Channel breakdown

R226
G81
B124
Red226 (88.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue342.21°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 51 · B 7C

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