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Recognised as Colour

#E8558B

  • #E8558B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E8558B is a red with RGB values 232, 85, 139 and HSL 338°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E8558B#E8558B
HEX#E8558B
RGBrgb(232, 85, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.3333, 0.5451
RGB percentages91%, 33.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(338, 76.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338, 63.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 40.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,226,251
CSS custom property--colour: #E8558B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#17AA74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71788Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#989588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FA456Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 14.3Pale violetred · ΔE 16Medium violet red · ΔE 22.8Deep pink · ΔE 24.3Indian red · ΔE 27.1Light coral · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E8B2
Analogous#E855D4, #E86955
Triadic#8BE855, #558BE8
Split complementary#55E869, #55D4E8
Tetradic#D4E855, #55E8B2, #6955E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADCE7
Lighter +20%#F4AFC8
Lighter +10%#EE82AA
Darker −10%#E2286C
Darker −20%#BD1A56
Darker −30%#901441
Darker −40%#640D2D
More saturated +25%#FF3E85
Less saturated −25%#D06D91

Channel breakdown

R232
G85
B139
Red232 (91%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue337.96°
Saturation (HSL)76.17%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 55 · B 8B

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