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Recognised as Colour

#FF8EA9

  • #FF8EA9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF8EA9 is a red with RGB values 255, 142, 169 and HSL 346°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF8EA9#FF8EA9
HEX#FF8EA9
RGBrgb(255, 142, 169)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5569, 0.6627
RGB percentages100%, 55.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(345.7, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 44.3%, 33.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,748,201
CSS custom property--colour: #FF8EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#007156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A3AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB8A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2Light coral · ΔE 15.9Light pink · ΔE 19.8Pink · ΔE 24.4Salmon · ΔE 24.6Hot pink · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EFFE4
Analogous#FF8EE2, #FFAB8E
Triadic#A9FF8E, #8EA9FF
Split complementary#8EFFAB, #8EE2FF
Tetradic#E2FF8E, #8EFFE4, #AB8EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF4F7
Lighter +10%#FFC1D0
Darker −10%#FF5B82
Darker −20%#FF285B
Darker −30%#F4003A
Darker −40%#C1002E
More saturated +25%#FF8EA9
Less saturated −25%#F19CB0

Channel breakdown

R255
G142
B169
Red255 (100%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue345.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 8E · B A9

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