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#E66D8A

#e66d8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e66d8a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 42.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.61% magenta, 40% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 345.62°, with 70.76% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#ff6699
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Relative luminance0.296

Complementary

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #6de6c9

Split complementary

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #6de68c
  3. #6dc6e6

Analogous

  1. #e66dc6
  2. #e66d8a
  3. #e68c6d

Triadic

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #8ae66d
  3. #6d8ae6

Tetradic

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #e6c96d
  3. #6de6c9
  4. #6d8ae6

Square

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #c6e66d
  3. #6de6c9
  4. #8c6de6

Monochromatic

  1. #9f1b3b
  2. #db2c56
  3. #e66d8a
  4. #f1aebe
  5. #fceef1

Shades

#e66d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #cf627c
  3. #b8576e
  4. #a14c61
  5. #8a4153
  6. #733745
  7. #5c2c37
  8. #452129
  9. #2e161c
  10. #170b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e66d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #e97c96
  3. #eb8aa1
  4. #ee99ad
  5. #f0a7b9
  6. #f3b6c5
  7. #f5c5d0
  8. #f8d3dc
  9. #fae2e8
  10. #fdf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e66d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e66d8a
  2. #dc6f89
  3. #d27188
  4. #c77387
  5. #bd7586
  6. #b37785
  7. #a97884
  8. #9f7a83
  9. #947c82
  10. #8a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb8690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84858b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39d87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f86078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b47c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c18c88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1667f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e66d8a {
  color: #e66d8a;
}
Background
.bg-e66d8a {
  background-color: #e66d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e66d8a {
  border: 2px solid #e66d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e66d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 109 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 71% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e66d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e66d8a, #e68c6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e66d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 109 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.61 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.16 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.41 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.82 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.24 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.38 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.67 #199275 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#e66d8a  rgb(230, 109, 138)  hsl(346, 71%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#6de6c9  rgb(109, 230, 201)  hsl(166, 71%, 66%)  Turquoise
#8ae66d  rgb(138, 230, 109)  hsl(106, 71%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6d8ae6  rgb(109, 138, 230)  hsl(226, 71%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue