Recognised as Colour

#B2356A

#B2356A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B2356A is a red with RGB values 178, 53, 106 and HSL 335°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B2356A

RGBrgb(178, 53, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2078, 0.4157

RGB percentages69.8%, 20.8%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(334.6, 54.1%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.6, 70.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 70.2%, 40.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,679,082

CSS custom property--colour: #B2356A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#4DCA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E566Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#706E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C1264Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4 Hot pink · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.8 Deep pink · ΔE 33.1 Brown · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35B27D

Analogous#B235A9, #B23F35

Triadic#6AB235, #356AB2

Split complementary#35B23F, #35A9B2

Tetradic#A8B235, #35B27D, #3E35B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC5D6

Lighter +30%#E29EBB

Lighter +20%#D6779F

Lighter +10%#CB4F84

Darker −10%#8B2953

Darker −20%#631E3B

Darker −30%#3C1224

Darker −40%#15060C

More saturated +25%#CF1866

Less saturated −25%#95526E

Channel breakdown

R178

G53

B106

Red178 (69.8%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue334.56°

Saturation (HSL)54.11%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 35 · B 6A

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