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Recognised as Colour

#B22D61

  • #B22D61
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B22D61 is a red with RGB values 178, 45, 97 and HSL 337°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B22D61#B22D61
HEX#B22D61
RGBrgb(178, 45, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1765, 0.3804
RGB percentages69.8%, 17.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(336.5, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.5, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 74.7%, 45.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,677,025
CSS custom property--colour: #B22D61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#4DD29E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B5262no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F6B5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C11443no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Indian red · ΔE 26.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.2Brown · ΔE 29.7Deep pink · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DB27E
Analogous#B22DA3, #B23C2D
Triadic#61B22D, #2D61B2
Split complementary#2DB23C, #2DA3B2
Tetradic#A3B22D, #2DB27E, #3C2DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBDD0
Lighter +30%#E494B3
Lighter +20%#DA6B96
Lighter +10%#CF437A
Darker −10%#89234B
Darker −20%#611835
Darker −30%#380E1E
Darker −40%#0F0408
More saturated +25%#CE115B
Less saturated −25%#964967

Channel breakdown

R178
G45
B97
Red178 (69.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue336.54°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 2D · B 61

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