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Recognised as Colour

#E87CA8

  • #E87CA8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E87CA8 is a red with RGB values 232, 124, 168 and HSL 336°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E87CA8#E87CA8
HEX#E87CA8
RGBrgb(232, 124, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4863, 0.6588
RGB percentages91%, 48.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(335.6, 70.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 46.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 27.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,236,264
CSS custom property--colour: #E87CA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#178357

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A93A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A6A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F7768Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.9Hot pink · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 23.9Light coral · ΔE 24.4Light pink · ΔE 26.2Indian red · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CE8BC
Analogous#E87CDE, #E8867C
Triadic#A8E87C, #7CA8E8
Split complementary#7CE886, #7CDEE8
Tetradic#DEE87C, #7CE8BC, #867CE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F7D3E2
Lighter +10%#F0A7C5
Darker −10%#E0518B
Darker −20%#D8266F
Darker −30%#AD1E58
Darker −40%#811742
More saturated +25%#FB69A4
Less saturated −25%#D58FAC

Channel breakdown

R232
G124
B168
Red232 (91%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue335.56°
Saturation (HSL)70.13%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 7C · B A8

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