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Recognised as Colour

#B26E8D

  • #B26E8D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B26E8D is a red with RGB values 178, 110, 141 and HSL 333°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B26E8D#B26E8D
HEX#B26E8D
RGBrgb(178, 110, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4314, 0.5529
RGB percentages69.8%, 43.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(332.6, 30.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.6, 38.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.2%, 20.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,693,709
CSS custom property--colour: #B26E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#4D9172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#86878Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB6C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 25Light pink · ΔE 28.7Light coral · ΔE 29.9Indian red · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB293
Analogous#B26EAF, #B2716E
Triadic#8DB26E, #6E8DB2
Split complementary#6EB271, #6EAFB2
Tetradic#AFB26E, #6EB293, #716EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F3F6
Lighter +30%#E7D2DC
Lighter +20%#D5B1C1
Lighter +10%#C48FA7
Darker −10%#9B5273
Darker −20%#79415A
Darker −30%#582F42
Darker −40%#371D29
More saturated +25%#CE528B
Less saturated −25%#968A8F

Channel breakdown

R178
G110
B141
Red178 (69.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue332.65°
Saturation (HSL)30.63%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 6E · B 8D

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