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Recognised as Colour

#E6699F

  • #E6699F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E6699F is a red with RGB values 230, 105, 159 and HSL 334°, 71%, 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

#E6699F#E6699F
HEX#E6699F
RGBrgb(230, 105, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.4118, 0.6235
RGB percentages90.2%, 41.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(334.1, 71.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.1, 54.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 54.3%, 30.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,100,319
CSS custom property--colour: #E6699F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29429WCAG 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 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#199660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B85A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F6617Dno 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 text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.4Hot pink · ΔE 12.2Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5Light coral · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 29Plum · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69E6B0
Analogous#E669DE, #E67169
Triadic#9FE669, #699FE6
Split complementary#69E671, #69DEE6
Tetradic#DEE669, #69E6B0, #7169E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCECF3
Lighter +20%#F5C0D7
Lighter +10%#ED95BB
Darker −10%#DF3D83
Darker −20%#C82169
Darker −30%#9C1A52
Darker −40%#70133B
More saturated +25%#FC539C
Less saturated −25%#D07FA2

Channel breakdown

R230
G105
B159
Red230 (90.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue334.08°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 69 · B 9F

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