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Recognised as Colour

#FF4E8A

  • #FF4E8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FF4E8A is a red with RGB values 255, 78, 138 and HSL 340°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF4E8A#FF4E8A
HEX#FF4E8A
RGBrgb(255, 78, 138)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3059, 0.5412
RGB percentages100%, 30.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(339.7, 100%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.7, 69.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 69.4%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,731,786
CSS custom property--colour: #FF4E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28544WCAG 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 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#00B175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59E86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3067no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 18.5Deep pink · ΔE 18.9Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4Crimson · ΔE 30.6Indian red · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EFFC3
Analogous#FF4EE3, #FF6B4E
Triadic#8AFF4E, #4E8AFF
Split complementary#4EFF6B, #4EE3FF
Tetradic#E2FF4E, #4EFFC3, #6B4EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFE7EF
Lighter +20%#FFB4CD
Lighter +10%#FF81AC
Darker −10%#FF1B68
Darker −20%#E7004E
Darker −30%#B4003D
Darker −40%#81002C
More saturated +25%#FF4E8A
Less saturated −25%#E96491

Channel breakdown

R255
G78
B138
Red255 (100%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue339.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 4E · B 8A

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