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Recognised as Colour

#E28EB5

  • #E28EB5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E28EB5 is a red with RGB values 226, 142, 181 and HSL 332°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E28EB5#E28EB5
HEX#E28EB5
RGBrgb(226, 142, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5569, 0.7098
RGB percentages88.6%, 55.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(332.1, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.1, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 19.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,847,669
CSS custom property--colour: #E28EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#1D714A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969FB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABADB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EE8C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.8Plum · ΔE 16.4Light pink · ΔE 19.5Pink · ΔE 22.3Rosy brown · ΔE 24.7Thistle · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE2BB
Analogous#E28EDF, #E2918E
Triadic#B5E28E, #8EB5E2
Split complementary#8EE291, #8EDFE2
Tetradic#DFE28E, #8EE2BB, #918EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DFEA
Lighter +10%#ECB7D0
Darker −10%#D8659A
Darker −20%#CD3D80
Darker −30%#AB2C67
Darker −40%#83214F
More saturated +25%#F47CB4
Less saturated −25%#D0A0B6

Channel breakdown

R226
G142
B181
Red226 (88.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue332.14°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 8E · B B5

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