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Recognised as Colour

#ED6495

  • #ED6495
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#ED6495 is a red with RGB values 237, 100, 149 and HSL 339°, 79%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#ED6495#ED6495
HEX#ED6495
RGBrgb(237, 100, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.3922, 0.5843
RGB percentages92.9%, 39.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(338.5, 79.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 57.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 57.8%, 37.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,557,781
CSS custom property--colour: #ED6495;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#129B6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09D92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5877no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9Hot pink · ΔE 13.6Light coral · ΔE 24.7Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2Indian red · ΔE 26.3Deep pink · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64EDBC
Analogous#ED64D9, #ED7864
Triadic#95ED64, #6495ED
Split complementary#64ED78, #64D9ED
Tetradic#DAED64, #64EDBC, #7864ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDEDF3
Lighter +20%#F8BFD3
Lighter +10%#F292B4
Darker −10%#E83676
Darker −20%#D3185B
Darker −30%#A51347
Darker −40%#770E34
More saturated +25%#FF5290
Less saturated −25%#D77A9B

Channel breakdown

R237
G100
B149
Red237 (92.9%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue338.54°
Saturation (HSL)79.19%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 64 · B 95

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