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Recognised as Colour

#E2759C

  • #E2759C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E2759C is a red with RGB values 226, 117, 156 and HSL 339°, 65%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E2759C#E2759C
HEX#E2759C
RGBrgb(226, 117, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4588, 0.6118
RGB percentages88.6%, 45.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(338.5, 65.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 48.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 31%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,841,244
CSS custom property--colour: #E2759C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1D8A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F16E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 3Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Light coral · ΔE 21.6Indian red · ΔE 25.4Light pink · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.04, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75E2BB
Analogous#E275D2, #E28475
Triadic#9CE275, #759CE2
Split complementary#75E284, #75D3E2
Tetradic#D3E275, #75E2BB, #8475E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF3F7
Lighter +20%#F4C9D8
Lighter +10%#EB9FBA
Darker −10%#D94B7E
Darker −20%#C72A62
Darker −30%#9D214D
Darker −40%#731839
More saturated +25%#F76096
Less saturated −25%#CD8AA2

Channel breakdown

R226
G117
B156
Red226 (88.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue338.53°
Saturation (HSL)65.27%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 75 · B 9C

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