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Colour

#FF8EC5

  • #FF8EC5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF8EC5 is a red with RGB values 255, 142, 197 and HSL 331°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF8EC5#FF8EC5
HEX#FF8EC5
RGBrgb(255, 142, 197)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5569, 0.7725
RGB percentages100%, 55.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(330.8, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 44.3%, 22.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,748,229
CSS custom property--colour: #FF8EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#00713A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA6C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BAC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16Hot pink · ΔE 16.8Plum · ΔE 20.8Light pink · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 27.5Violet · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EFFC8
Analogous#FF8EFE, #FF908E
Triadic#C5FF8E, #8EC5FF
Split complementary#8EFF90, #8EFEFF
Tetradic#FEFF8E, #8EFFC8, #8F8EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF4F9
Lighter +10%#FFC1DF
Darker −10%#FF5BAB
Darker −20%#FF2891
Darker −30%#F40077
Darker −40%#C1005E
More saturated +25%#FF8EC5
Less saturated −25%#F19CC5

Channel breakdown

R255
G142
B197
Red255 (100%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue330.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 8E · B C5

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