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Recognised as Colour

#E2779E

  • #E2779E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E2779E is a red with RGB values 226, 119, 158 and HSL 338°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E2779E#E2779E
HEX#E2779E
RGBrgb(226, 119, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4667, 0.6196
RGB percentages88.6%, 46.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(338.1, 64.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.1, 47.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 47.3%, 30.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,841,758
CSS custom property--colour: #E2779E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#1D8861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868D9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A09Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F17085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 3.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.5Light coral · ΔE 21.9Indian red · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 26.1Light pink · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.54, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77E2BB
Analogous#E277D3, #E28677
Triadic#9EE277, #779EE2
Split complementary#77E286, #77D3E2
Tetradic#D3E277, #77E2BB, #8677E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF5F8
Lighter +20%#F4CBDA
Lighter +10%#EBA1BC
Darker −10%#D94D80
Darker −20%#C82B64
Darker −30%#9E224F
Darker −40%#74193A
More saturated +25%#F76298
Less saturated −25%#CD8CA4

Channel breakdown

R226
G119
B158
Red226 (88.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue338.13°
Saturation (HSL)64.85%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 77 · B 9E

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