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Recognised as Colour

#E36EA1

  • #E36EA1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E36EA1 is a red with RGB values 227, 110, 161 and HSL 334°, 68%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E36EA1#E36EA1
HEX#E36EA1
RGBrgb(227, 110, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4314, 0.6314
RGB percentages89%, 43.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(333.8, 67.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 51.5%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 51.5%, 29.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,904,993
CSS custom property--colour: #E36EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#1C915E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E88A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9D9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F26881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.4Hot pink · ΔE 14.6Light coral · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 27.1Medium violet red · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EE3B0
Analogous#E36EDC, #E3766E
Triadic#A1E36E, #6EA1E3
Split complementary#6EE376, #6EDCE3
Tetradic#DBE36E, #6EE3B0, #756EE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCEEF4
Lighter +20%#F4C3D8
Lighter +10%#EB99BD
Darker −10%#DB4385
Darker −20%#C5266B
Darker −30%#9A1E54
Darker −40%#6F163D
More saturated +25%#F9589E
Less saturated −25%#CD84A4

Channel breakdown

R227
G110
B161
Red227 (89%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue333.85°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 6E · B A1

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