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Recognised as Colour

#FF9ECA

  • #FF9ECA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#FF9ECA is a red with RGB values 255, 158, 202 and HSL 333°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FF9ECA#FF9ECA
HEX#FF9ECA
RGBrgb(255, 158, 202)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6196, 0.7922
RGB percentages100%, 62%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(332.8, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.8, 38%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 20.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,330
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#006135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C2C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9BAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7Light pink · ΔE 19.1Pink · ΔE 21.8Hot pink · ΔE 25.1Light coral · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EFFD3
Analogous#FF9EFA, #FFA39E
Triadic#CAFF9E, #9ECAFF
Split complementary#9EFFA3, #9EFAFF
Tetradic#FBFF9E, #9EFFD3, #A39EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFD1E6
Darker −10%#FF6BAE
Darker −20%#FF3892
Darker −30%#FF0576
Darker −40%#D1005F
More saturated +25%#FF9ECA
Less saturated −25%#F3AACB

Channel breakdown

R255
G158
B202
Red255 (100%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue332.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9E · B CA

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