Imperial Red (E8517B) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Imperial Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Imperial Red pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E8517B

RGB rgb(232, 81, 123)

HSL hsl(343°, 77%, 61%)

CMYK C:0% M:65% Y:47% K:9%

Luminance 0.2446

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.56:1

Aa — #E8517B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.89:1

Aa — #E8517B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E8517B #4FE8BD

Analogous

#E84FC7 #E8517B #E8704F

Triadic

#E8517B #7AE84F #4F7AE8

Split-comp.

#E8517B #4FE870 #4FC7E8

Tetradic

#E8517B #C7E84F #4FE8BD #704FE8

Monochromatic

#591226 #AF234A #DE597F #E784A0 #F3C3D1

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