Recognised as Colour

#E56AA0

#E56AA0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E56AA0 is a red with RGB values 229, 106, 160 and HSL 334°, 70%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E56AA0#E56AA0

HEX#E56AA0

RGBrgb(229, 106, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4157, 0.6275

RGB percentages89.8%, 41.6%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(333.7, 70.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.7, 53.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 53.7%, 30.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,035,040

CSS custom property--colour: #E56AA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#1A955F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B86A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F5637Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.1 Hot pink · ΔE 12.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8 Light coral · ΔE 28 Orchid · ΔE 28.6 Plum · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AE5AF

Analogous#E56ADD, #E5726A

Triadic#A0E56A, #6AA0E5

Split complementary#6AE572, #6ADDE5

Tetradic#DDE56A, #6AE5AF, #726AE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCECF3

Lighter +20%#F4C1D7

Lighter +10%#ED95BC

Darker −10%#DD3F84

Darker −20%#C6236B

Darker −30%#9B1B53

Darker −40%#70133C

More saturated +25%#FB549D

Less saturated −25%#CF80A3

Channel breakdown

R229

G106

B160

Red229 (89.8%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue333.66°

Saturation (HSL)70.29%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 6A · B A0

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