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Recognised as Colour

#EE8BBB

  • #EE8BBB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE8BBB is a red with RGB values 238, 139, 187 and HSL 331°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE8BBB#EE8BBB
HEX#EE8BBB
RGBrgb(238, 139, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5451, 0.7333
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(330.9, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.9, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 21.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,339
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#117444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A0BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB0B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FB889Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9Plum · ΔE 17.8Hot pink · ΔE 21.1Light pink · ΔE 23.7Pink · ΔE 26.8Light coral · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BEEBE
Analogous#EE8BEC, #EE8D8B
Triadic#BBEE8B, #8BBBEE
Split complementary#8BEE8D, #8BECEE
Tetradic#EDEE8B, #8BEEBE, #8D8BEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE4EF
Lighter +10%#F5B7D5
Darker −10%#E75FA1
Darker −20%#E13287
Darker −30%#C31D6D
Darker −40%#971655
More saturated +25%#FF7ABA
Less saturated −25%#DD9CBC

Channel breakdown

R238
G139
B187
Red238 (93.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue330.91°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8B · B BB

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