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Recognised as Colour

#EE517B

  • #EE517B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE517B is a red with RGB values 238, 81, 123 and HSL 344°, 82%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE517B#EE517B
HEX#EE517B
RGBrgb(238, 81, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3176, 0.4824
RGB percentages93.3%, 31.8%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(343.9, 82.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.9, 66%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 66%, 48.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,618,427
CSS custom property--colour: #EE517B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 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#757575
Inverted#11AE84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74767Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9677no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3762no 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 text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5Indian red · ΔE 22.1Hot pink · ΔE 22.6Light coral · ΔE 23.9Crimson · ΔE 26.6Deep pink · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51EEC4
Analogous#EE51C9, #EE7651
Triadic#7BEE51, #517BEE
Split complementary#51EE76, #51C9EE
Tetradic#C9EE51, #51EEC4, #7651EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCDCE5
Lighter +20%#F7AEC1
Lighter +10%#F37F9E
Darker −10%#E92358
Darker −20%#C61343
Darker −30%#970F33
Darker −40%#690A24
More saturated +25%#FF4073
Less saturated −25%#D66986

Channel breakdown

R238
G81
B123
Red238 (93.3%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue343.95°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 51 · B 7B

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