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Recognised as Colour

#E26E9D

  • #E26E9D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E26E9D is a red with RGB values 226, 110, 157 and HSL 336°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E26E9D#E26E9D
HEX#E26E9D
RGBrgb(226, 110, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4314, 0.6157
RGB percentages88.6%, 43.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(335.7, 66.7%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 51.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 51.3%, 30.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,839,453
CSS custom property--colour: #E26E9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#1D9162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F879Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F1677Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.4Hot pink · ΔE 16.2Light coral · ΔE 25.1Indian red · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 27.9Medium violet red · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EE2B3
Analogous#E26ED7, #E2796E
Triadic#9DE26E, #6E9DE2
Split complementary#6EE279, #6ED7E2
Tetradic#D7E26E, #6EE2B3, #796EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCEDF3
Lighter +20%#F3C3D6
Lighter +10%#EB99BA
Darker −10%#D94380
Darker −20%#C32766
Darker −30%#981F50
Darker −40%#6E163A
More saturated +25%#F85899
Less saturated −25%#CC84A1

Channel breakdown

R226
G110
B157
Red226 (88.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue335.69°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 6E · B 9D

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