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Recognised as Colour

#E2558A

  • #E2558A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E2558A is a red with RGB values 226, 85, 138 and HSL 337°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E2558A#E2558A
HEX#E2558A
RGBrgb(226, 85, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3333, 0.5412
RGB percentages88.6%, 33.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(337.4, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 38.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,833,034
CSS custom property--colour: #E2558A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#1DAA75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F778Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#959287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F4476Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3Hot pink · ΔE 14.7Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5Deep pink · ΔE 25.9Indian red · ΔE 26.7Light coral · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E2AD
Analogous#E255D1, #E26655
Triadic#8AE255, #558AE2
Split complementary#55E266, #55D1E2
Tetradic#D1E255, #55E2AD, #6655E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D8E4
Lighter +20%#F1ACC6
Lighter +10%#E981A8
Darker −10%#DB296C
Darker −20%#B31E56
Darker −30%#871741
Darker −40%#5B102C
More saturated +25%#FB3C84
Less saturated −25%#C96E90

Channel breakdown

R226
G85
B138
Red226 (88.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue337.45°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 55 · B 8A

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