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Recognised as Colour

#B3355E

  • #B3355E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B3355E is a red with RGB values 179, 53, 94 and HSL 340°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B3355E#B3355E
HEX#B3355E
RGBrgb(179, 53, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2078, 0.3686
RGB percentages70.2%, 20.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(340.5, 54.3%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 70.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 70.4%, 47.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,744,606
CSS custom property--colour: #B3355E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#4CCAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51555Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#736E5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C32046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3Indian red · ΔE 21.7Brown · ΔE 25.9Medium violet red · ΔE 27.1Light coral · ΔE 29.4Hot pink · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35B38A
Analogous#B3359D, #B34B35
Triadic#5EB335, #355EB3
Split complementary#35B34B, #359DB3
Tetradic#9DB335, #35B38A, #4B35B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEC6D3
Lighter +30%#E29FB5
Lighter +20%#D77796
Lighter +10%#CB5078
Darker −10%#8C2949
Darker −20%#641E35
Darker −30%#3D1220
Darker −40%#16060B
More saturated +25%#D01854
Less saturated −25%#965268

Channel breakdown

R179
G53
B94
Red179 (70.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue340.48°
Saturation (HSL)54.31%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 35 · B 5E

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