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Recognised as Colour

#E87EAE

  • #E87EAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E87EAE is a red with RGB values 232, 126, 174 and HSL 333°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E87EAE#E87EAE
HEX#E87EAE
RGBrgb(232, 126, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4941, 0.6824
RGB percentages91%, 49.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(332.8, 69.7%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.8, 45.7%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 45.7%, 25%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,236,782
CSS custom property--colour: #E87EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#178151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A95B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A7ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F67A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.2Hot pink · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 21.7Light pink · ΔE 26.8Light coral · ΔE 26.8Orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EE8B8
Analogous#E87EE3, #E8837E
Triadic#AEE87E, #7EAEE8
Split complementary#7EE883, #7EE3E8
Tetradic#E3E87E, #7EE8B8, #837EE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7D5E4
Lighter +10%#F0A9C9
Darker −10%#E05393
Darker −20%#D92778
Darker −30%#AE1F60
Darker −40%#831748
More saturated +25%#FB6BAC
Less saturated −25%#D591B0

Channel breakdown

R232
G126
B174
Red232 (91%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue332.83°
Saturation (HSL)69.74%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 7E · B AE

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