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Recognised as Colour

#E6487D

  • #E6487D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E6487D is a red with RGB values 230, 72, 125 and HSL 340°, 76%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E6487D#E6487D
HEX#E6487D
RGBrgb(230, 72, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.2824, 0.4902
RGB percentages90.2%, 28.2%, 49%
HSLhsl(339.9, 76%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.9, 68.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 68.7%, 45.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,091,837
CSS custom property--colour: #E6487D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#19B782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B707Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#958F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FA2F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 19.2Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3Deep pink · ΔE 23.1Medium violet red · ΔE 24Indian red · ΔE 25.7Light coral · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48E6B1
Analogous#E648CC, #E66248
Triadic#7DE648, #487DE6
Split complementary#48E662, #48CCE6
Tetradic#CCE648, #48E6B1, #6248E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBFD
Lighter +30%#F8CFDD
Lighter +20%#F2A2BD
Lighter +10%#EC759D
Darker −10%#DD1E5E
Darker −20%#B0184B
Darker −30%#831238
Darker −40%#560C25
More saturated +25%#FF2F75
Less saturated −25%#CC6286

Channel breakdown

R230
G72
B125
Red230 (90.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue339.87°
Saturation (HSL)75.96%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 48 · B 7D

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