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Recognised as Colour

#E489AE

  • #E489AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E489AE is a red with RGB values 228, 137, 174 and HSL 336°, 63%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E489AE#E489AE
HEX#E489AE
RGBrgb(228, 137, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5373, 0.6824
RGB percentages89.4%, 53.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(335.6, 62.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 39.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.9%, 23.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,454
CSS custom property--colour: #E489AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#1B7651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAABACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F18596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.5Plum · ΔE 19.7Light pink · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 23.4Light coral · ΔE 24.3Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89E4BF
Analogous#E489DB, #E49189
Triadic#AEE489, #89AEE4
Split complementary#89E491, #89DBE4
Tetradic#DBE489, #89E4BF, #9289E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DCE7
Lighter +10%#EDB3CA
Darker −10%#DB5F92
Darker −20%#D13675
Darker −30%#AD275E
Darker −40%#831E47
More saturated +25%#F677AB
Less saturated −25%#D29BB1

Channel breakdown

R228
G137
B174
Red228 (89.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue335.6°
Saturation (HSL)62.76%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 89 · B AE

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