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Recognised as Colour

#E271A9

  • #E271A9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E271A9 is a red with RGB values 226, 113, 169 and HSL 330°, 66%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E271A9#E271A9
HEX#E271A9
RGBrgb(226, 113, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4431, 0.6627
RGB percentages88.6%, 44.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(330.3, 66.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.3, 50%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 25.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,840,233
CSS custom property--colour: #E271A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#1D8E56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9EA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F06D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1Hot pink · ΔE 14.4Plum · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 25.5Medium violet red · ΔE 27.8Violet · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71E2AA
Analogous#E271E1, #E27271
Triadic#A9E271, #71A9E2
Split complementary#71E272, #71E1E2
Tetradic#E2E271, #71E2AA, #7271E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF0F6
Lighter +20%#F3C6DC
Lighter +10%#EB9BC3
Darker −10%#D9478F
Darker −20%#C52876
Darker −30%#9A205C
Darker −40%#701743
More saturated +25%#F75CA9
Less saturated −25%#CD86A9

Channel breakdown

R226
G113
B169
Red226 (88.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue330.27°
Saturation (HSL)66.08%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 71 · B A9

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