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Recognised as Colour

#E87CAB

  • #E87CAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E87CAB is a red with RGB values 232, 124, 171 and HSL 334°, 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

#E87CAB#E87CAB
HEX#E87CAB
RGBrgb(232, 124, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4863, 0.6706
RGB percentages91%, 48.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(333.9, 70.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.9, 46.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 26.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,236,267
CSS custom property--colour: #E87CAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#178354

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8993ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A6A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F6778Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.2Hot pink · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 23Light coral · ΔE 26Light pink · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CE8B9
Analogous#E87CE1, #E8837C
Triadic#ABE87C, #7CABE8
Split complementary#7CE883, #7CE1E8
Tetradic#E1E87C, #7CE8B9, #837CE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F7D3E3
Lighter +10%#F0A7C7
Darker −10%#E0518F
Darker −20%#D82673
Darker −30%#AD1E5C
Darker −40%#811745
More saturated +25%#FB69A9
Less saturated −25%#D58FAD

Channel breakdown

R232
G124
B171
Red232 (91%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue333.89°
Saturation (HSL)70.13%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 7C · B AB

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