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Recognised as Colour

#E291B8

  • #E291B8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E291B8 is a red with RGB values 226, 145, 184 and HSL 331°, 58%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E291B8#E291B8
HEX#E291B8
RGBrgb(226, 145, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5686, 0.7216
RGB percentages88.6%, 56.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(331.1, 58.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 35.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 35.8%, 18.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,848,440
CSS custom property--colour: #E291B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1D6E47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A1B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACAFB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ED8F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.2Plum · ΔE 15.4Light pink · ΔE 18.9Pink · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91E2BB
Analogous#E291E1, #E29291
Triadic#B8E291, #91B8E2
Split complementary#91E292, #91E1E2
Tetradic#E1E291, #91E2BB, #9291E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E2EC
Lighter +10%#EDB9D2
Darker −10%#D7699E
Darker −20%#CD4084
Darker −30%#AD2D6B
Darker −40%#842352
More saturated +25%#F380B7
Less saturated −25%#D1A2B9

Channel breakdown

R226
G145
B184
Red226 (88.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue331.11°
Saturation (HSL)58.27%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 91 · B B8

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