Colour

#E490B4

#E490B4
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E490B4 is a red with RGB values 228, 144, 180 and HSL 334°, 61%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#E490B4

RGBrgb(228, 144, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5647, 0.7059

RGB percentages89.4%, 56.5%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(334.3, 60.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 36.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 36.8%, 21.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,979,252

CSS custom property--colour: #E490B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#1B6F4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A0B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEAFB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F08D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.8 Plum · ΔE 17.6 Light pink · ΔE 17.9 Pink · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6 Light coral · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90E4C0

Analogous#E490DE, #E49690

Triadic#B4E490, #90B4E4

Split complementary#90E496, #90DEE4

Tetradic#DEE490, #90E4C0, #9690E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8E2EB

Lighter +10%#EEB9D0

Darker −10%#DA6798

Darker −20%#D03E7D

Darker −30%#B02B64

Darker −40%#87214D

More saturated +25%#F57FB2

Less saturated −25%#D3A1B6

Channel breakdown

R228

G144

B180

Red228 (89.4%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue334.29°

Saturation (HSL)60.87%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 90 · B B4

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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