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Colour

#B32A69

  • #B32A69
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B32A69 is a red with RGB values 179, 42, 105 and HSL 332°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B32A69#B32A69
HEX#B32A69
RGBrgb(179, 42, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1647, 0.4118
RGB percentages70.2%, 16.5%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(332.4, 62%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.4, 76.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.5%, 41.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,741,801
CSS custom property--colour: #B32A69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#4CD596

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48526Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6C66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C21446no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.8Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.7Deep pink · ΔE 29.9Indian red · ΔE 30.9Brown · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AB374
Analogous#B32AAE, #B32F2A
Triadic#69B32A, #2A69B3
Split complementary#2AB32F, #2AAEB3
Tetradic#AEB32A, #2AB374, #2F2AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBAD2
Lighter +30%#E591B8
Lighter +20%#DB689D
Lighter +10%#D23E82
Darker −10%#8A2051
Darker −20%#601739
Darker −30%#370D20
Darker −40%#0E0308
More saturated +25%#CF0E67
Less saturated −25%#97466B

Channel breakdown

R179
G42
B105
Red179 (70.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue332.41°
Saturation (HSL)61.99%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 2A · B 69

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