Colour

#B30C52

#B30C52
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B30C52 is a red with RGB values 179, 12, 82 and HSL 335°, 87%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B30C52

RGBrgb(179, 12, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0471, 0.3216

RGB percentages70.2%, 4.7%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(334.9, 87.4%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 93.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 93.3%, 54.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,734,098

CSS custom property--colour: #B30C52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#4CF3AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C664Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C40031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.6 Brown · ΔE 26.8 Indian red · ΔE 27.7 Crimson · ΔE 28.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CB36D

Analogous#B30CA5, #B31A0C

Triadic#52B30C, #0C52B3

Split complementary#0CB31A, #0CA5B3

Tetradic#A5B30C, #0CB36D, #1A0CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F893BD

Lighter +30%#F563A0

Lighter +20%#F13483

Lighter +10%#E30F68

Darker −10%#83093C

Darker −20%#530626

Darker −30%#240210

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BF0050

Less saturated −25%#9B2456

Channel breakdown

R179

G12

B82

Red179 (70.2%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue334.85°

Saturation (HSL)87.43%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 0C · B 52

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