Recognised as Colour

#E26A9C

#E26A9C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E26A9C is a red with RGB values 226, 106, 156 and HSL 335°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#E26A9C

RGBrgb(226, 106, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4157, 0.6118

RGB percentages88.6%, 41.6%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(335, 67.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335, 53.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 53.1%, 31%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,838,428

CSS custom property--colour: #E26A9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#1D9563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B859Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F2637Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.1 Hot pink · ΔE 14.6 Light coral · ΔE 26.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 27 Indian red · ΔE 28.5 Plum · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6AE2B0

Analogous#E26AD8, #E2746A

Triadic#9CE26A, #6A9CE2

Split complementary#6AE274, #6AD8E2

Tetradic#D8E26A, #6AE2B0, #746AE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEAF1

Lighter +20%#F3BFD5

Lighter +10%#EA95B8

Darker −10%#DA3F80

Darker −20%#C12566

Darker −30%#961D4F

Darker −40%#6B1539

More saturated +25%#F85498

Less saturated −25%#CC80A0

Channel breakdown

R226

G106

B156

Red226 (88.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue335°

Saturation (HSL)67.42%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 6A · B 9C

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