Colour

#B22A69

#B22A69
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B22A69 is a red with RGB values 178, 42, 105 and HSL 332°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B22A69

RGBrgb(178, 42, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1647, 0.4118

RGB percentages69.8%, 16.5%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(332.2, 61.8%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.2, 76.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 41%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,676,265

CSS custom property--colour: #B22A69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#4DD596

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47516Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6B66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C11546no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2 Hot pink · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30.2 Indian red · ΔE 31 Brown · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AB273

Analogous#B22AAD, #B22F2A

Triadic#69B22A, #2A69B2

Split complementary#2AB22F, #2AADB2

Tetradic#ADB22A, #2AB273, #2F2AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFB9D2

Lighter +30%#E590B7

Lighter +20%#DB679D

Lighter +10%#D13E82

Darker −10%#892051

Darker −20%#5F1738

Darker −30%#360D20

Darker −40%#0D0308

More saturated +25%#CE0E67

Less saturated −25%#96456B

Channel breakdown

R178

G42

B105

Red178 (69.8%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue332.21°

Saturation (HSL)61.82%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 2A · B 69

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