Colour

#E35597

#E35597
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#E35597 is a red with RGB values 227, 85, 151 and HSL 332°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E35597#E35597

HEX#E35597

RGBrgb(227, 85, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3333, 0.5922

RGB percentages89%, 33.3%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(332.1, 71.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.1, 62.6%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 62.6%, 33.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,898,583

CSS custom property--colour: #E35597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#1CAA68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#939394no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F44B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 9.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 17.9 Deep pink · ΔE 23.6 Orchid · ΔE 28.7 Violet · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#55E3A1

Analogous#E355DE, #E35A55

Triadic#97E355, #5597E3

Split complementary#55E35A, #55DEE3

Tetradic#DEE355, #55E3A1, #5A55E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9D8E7

Lighter +20%#F1ADCD

Lighter +10%#EA81B2

Darker −10%#DC297C

Darker −20%#B41E64

Darker −30%#89164B

Darker −40%#5D0F33

More saturated +25%#FC3C95

Less saturated −25%#CA6E99

Channel breakdown

R227

G85

B151

Red227 (89%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue332.11°

Saturation (HSL)71.72%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 55 · B 97

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