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Recognised as Colour

#B32E5B

  • #B32E5B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B32E5B is a red with RGB values 179, 46, 91 and HSL 340°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B32E5B#B32E5B
HEX#B32E5B
RGBrgb(179, 46, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1804, 0.3569
RGB percentages70.2%, 18%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(339.7, 59.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.7, 74.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 49.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,742,811
CSS custom property--colour: #B32E5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#4CD1A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E525Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#716C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C31141no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2Indian red · ΔE 22.8Brown · ΔE 25.7Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2Hot pink · ΔE 30.2Light coral · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EB386
Analogous#B32E9D, #B3442E
Triadic#5BB32E, #2E5BB3
Split complementary#2EB344, #2E9DB3
Tetradic#9EB32E, #2EB386, #442EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBFCF
Lighter +30%#E496B0
Lighter +20%#DA6D92
Lighter +10%#CF4574
Darker −10%#8A2446
Darker −20%#621932
Darker −30%#390F1D
Darker −40%#110408
More saturated +25%#CF1252
Less saturated −25%#974A64

Channel breakdown

R179
G46
B91
Red179 (70.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue339.7°
Saturation (HSL)59.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 2E · B 5B

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