Colour

#B31965

#B31965
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B31965 is a red with RGB values 179, 25, 101 and HSL 330°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B31965#B31965

HEX#B31965

RGBrgb(179, 25, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.098, 0.3961

RGB percentages70.2%, 9.8%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(330.4, 75.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.4, 86%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 86%, 43.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,737,445

CSS custom property--colour: #B31965;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#4CE69A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#414C67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6862no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C2003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.7 Hot pink · ΔE 26.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.9 Deep pink · ΔE 27.4 Indian red · ΔE 33.4 Purple · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19B367

Analogous#B319B2, #B31A19

Triadic#65B319, #1965B3

Split complementary#19B31A, #19B2B3

Tetradic#B2B319, #19B367, #1A19B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3A6CB

Lighter +30%#EC79B2

Lighter +20%#E64C98

Lighter +10%#E01F7E

Darker −10%#86134C

Darker −20%#5A0C32

Darker −30%#2D0619

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0065

Less saturated −25%#9A3365

Channel breakdown

R179

G25

B101

Red179 (70.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue330.39°

Saturation (HSL)75.49%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 19 · B 65

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