Colour

#E45597

#E45597
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#E45597 is a red with RGB values 228, 85, 151 and HSL 332°, 73%, 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

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HEX#E45597

RGBrgb(228, 85, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3333, 0.5922

RGB percentages89.4%, 33.3%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(332.3, 72.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.3, 62.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 62.7%, 33.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,964,119

CSS custom property--colour: #E45597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#1BAA68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#939394no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F54A70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 9.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 18 Deep pink · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 29 Violet · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55E4A2

Analogous#E455DE, #E45B55

Triadic#97E455, #5597E4

Split complementary#55E45B, #55DEE4

Tetradic#DEE455, #55E4A2, #5B55E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9D9E8

Lighter +20%#F2ADCD

Lighter +10%#EB81B2

Darker −10%#DD297C

Darker −20%#B61D64

Darker −30%#8A164C

Darker −40%#5E0F33

More saturated +25%#FD3C95

Less saturated −25%#CB6E99

Channel breakdown

R228

G85

B151

Red228 (89.4%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue332.31°

Saturation (HSL)72.59%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 55 · B 97

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