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Recognised as Colour

#E68BB6

  • #E68BB6
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E68BB6 is a red with RGB values 230, 139, 182 and HSL 332°, 65%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E68BB6#E68BB6
HEX#E68BB6
RGBrgb(230, 139, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.5451, 0.7137
RGB percentages90.2%, 54.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(331.6, 64.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.6, 39.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.6%, 20.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,109,046
CSS custom property--colour: #E68BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#197449

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#949EB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABADB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F2889Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8BE6BB
Analogous#E68BE4, #E68D8B
Triadic#B6E68B, #8BB6E6
Split complementary#8BE68D, #8BE4E6
Tetradic#E3E68B, #8BE6BB, #8D8BE6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8DFEB
Lighter +10%#EFB5D0
Darker −10%#DD619C
Darker −20%#D43781
Darker −30%#B22668
Darker −40%#881D50
More saturated +25%#F879B5
Less saturated −25%#D49DB7

Channel breakdown

R230
G139
B182
Red230 (90.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue331.65°
Saturation (HSL)64.54%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 8B · B B6

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