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Recognised as Colour

#E53D8A

  • #E53D8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E53D8A is a red with RGB values 229, 61, 138 and HSL 333°, 76%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E53D8A#E53D8A
HEX#E53D8A
RGBrgb(229, 61, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2392, 0.5412
RGB percentages89.8%, 23.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(332.5, 76.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.5, 73.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 73.4%, 39.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,023,498
CSS custom property--colour: #E53D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#1AC275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606D8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8C86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#F8265Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 14.3Medium violet red · ΔE 14.5Deep pink · ΔE 15.7Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 34.6Indian red · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DE598
Analogous#E53DDE, #E5443D
Triadic#8AE53D, #3D8AE5
Split complementary#3DE544, #3DDEE5
Tetradic#DEE53D, #3DE598, #443DE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF1F6
Lighter +30%#F7C4DB
Lighter +20%#F197C0
Lighter +10%#EB6AA5
Darker −10%#D31C70
Darker −20%#A61658
Darker −30%#791040
Darker −40%#4C0A28
More saturated +25%#FF2388
Less saturated −25%#CA598C

Channel breakdown

R229
G61
B138
Red229 (89.8%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue332.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 3D · B 8A

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