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Recognised as Colour

#E38FB1

  • #E38FB1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E38FB1 is a red with RGB values 227, 143, 177 and HSL 336°, 60%, 73%. 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

#E38FB1#E38FB1
HEX#E38FB1
RGBrgb(227, 143, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5608, 0.6941
RGB percentages89%, 56.1%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(335.7, 60%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 37%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 37%, 22%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,913,457
CSS custom property--colour: #E38FB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#1C704E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989FB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADAEAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EF8C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.3Light pink · ΔE 17.5Plum · ΔE 18.6Pink · ΔE 20.6Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Light coral · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FE3C1
Analogous#E38FDB, #E3978F
Triadic#B1E38F, #8FB1E3
Split complementary#8FE397, #8FDBE3
Tetradic#DBE38F, #8FE3C1, #978FE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E1EA
Lighter +10%#EDB8CD
Darker −10%#D96695
Darker −20%#CF3D78
Darker −30%#AE2B60
Darker −40%#85214A
More saturated +25%#F47EAE
Less saturated −25%#D2A1B4

Channel breakdown

R227
G143
B177
Red227 (89%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue335.71°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8F · B B1

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