Colour

#E5598E

#E5598E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E5598E is a red with RGB values 229, 89, 142 and HSL 337°, 73%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E5598E#E5598E

HEX#E5598E

RGBrgb(229, 89, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.349, 0.5569

RGB percentages89.8%, 34.9%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(337.3, 72.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.3, 61.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 61.1%, 38%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,030,670

CSS custom property--colour: #E5598E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#1AA671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727A8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#98958Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F74C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.7 Hot pink · ΔE 13.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 23 Deep pink · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.1 Light coral · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59E5B0

Analogous#E559D4, #E56A59

Triadic#8EE559, #598EE5

Split complementary#59E56A, #59D4E5

Tetradic#D4E559, #59E5B0, #6A59E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADDE8

Lighter +20%#F3B1CA

Lighter +10%#EC85AC

Darker −10%#DE2D70

Darker −20%#BB1D59

Darker −30%#8F1644

Darker −40%#630F2F

More saturated +25%#FD4188

Less saturated −25%#CD7194

Channel breakdown

R229

G89

B142

Red229 (89.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue337.29°

Saturation (HSL)72.92%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 59 · B 8E

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