Colour

#782B50

#782B50
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#782B50 is a red with RGB values 120, 43, 80 and HSL 331°, 47%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#782B50

RGBrgb(120, 43, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1686, 0.3137

RGB percentages47.1%, 16.9%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(331.2, 47.2%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 64.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 64.2%, 33.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,875,408

CSS custom property--colour: #782B50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#87D4AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373E51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4C4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#81263Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9 Indian red · ΔE 36.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 37.9 Purple · ΔE 38 Brown · ΔE 38.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 31.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B7853

Analogous#782B76, #782C2B

Triadic#50782B, #2B5078

Split complementary#2B782C, #2B7778

Tetradic#77782B, #2B7853, #2D2B78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D996B6

Lighter +30%#CC709C

Lighter +20%#BE4B82

Lighter +10%#9E3869

Darker −10%#521E37

Darker −20%#2D101E

Darker −30%#070305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C174F

Less saturated −25%#643F51

Channel breakdown

R120

G43

B80

Red120 (47.1%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue331.17°

Saturation (HSL)47.24%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 2B · B 50

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Colour values

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