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Recognised as Colour

#B24A77

  • #B24A77
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B24A77 is a red with RGB values 178, 74, 119 and HSL 334°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B24A77#B24A77
HEX#B24A77
RGBrgb(178, 74, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2902, 0.4667
RGB percentages69.8%, 29%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(334, 41.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 58.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 58.4%, 33.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,684,471
CSS custom property--colour: #B24A77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#4DB588

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A6278no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#767575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BF435Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.8Hot pink · ΔE 26.4Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5Indian red · ΔE 27.3Light coral · ΔE 31.1Plum · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AB285
Analogous#B24AAB, #B2514A
Triadic#77B24A, #4A77B2
Split complementary#4AB251, #4AABB2
Tetradic#ABB24A, #4AB285, #514AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD9E2
Lighter +30%#E0B5C8
Lighter +20%#D191AD
Lighter +10%#C26D92
Darker −10%#8E3B5F
Darker −20%#6A2C47
Darker −30%#461D2F
Darker −40%#220E17
More saturated +25%#D22B73
Less saturated −25%#936A7B

Channel breakdown

R178
G74
B119
Red178 (69.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue334.04°
Saturation (HSL)41.27%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 4A · B 77

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