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Recognised as Colour

#E28EA4

  • #E28EA4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E28EA4 is a red with RGB values 226, 142, 164 and HSL 344°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E28EA4#E28EA4
HEX#E28EA4
RGBrgb(226, 142, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5569, 0.6431
RGB percentages88.6%, 55.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(344.3, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 27.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,847,652
CSS custom property--colour: #E28EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#1D715B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFACA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F08896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.3Light pink · ΔE 14.9Pink · ΔE 18.7Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8Light coral · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE2CC
Analogous#E28ECE, #E2A28E
Triadic#A4E28E, #8EA4E2
Split complementary#8EE2A2, #8ECEE2
Tetradic#CEE28E, #8EE2CC, #A28EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DFE5
Lighter +10%#ECB7C5
Darker −10%#D86583
Darker −20%#CD3D63
Darker −30%#AB2C4D
Darker −40%#83213B
More saturated +25%#F47C9C
Less saturated −25%#D0A0AC

Channel breakdown

R226
G142
B164
Red226 (88.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue344.29°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 8E · B A4

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