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Recognised as Colour

#B3395D

  • #B3395D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B3395D is a red with RGB values 179, 57, 93 and HSL 342°, 52%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B3395D#B3395D
HEX#B3395D
RGBrgb(179, 57, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2235, 0.3647
RGB percentages70.2%, 22.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(342.3, 51.7%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 68.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 48%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,745,629
CSS custom property--colour: #B3395D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#4CC6A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54575Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#746F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C32547no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6Indian red · ΔE 19.7Brown · ΔE 24.5Light coral · ΔE 27.8Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2Hot pink · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39B38F
Analogous#B3399A, #B35239
Triadic#5DB339, #395DB3
Split complementary#39B352, #399AB3
Tetradic#9AB339, #39B38F, #5239B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EECAD5
Lighter +30%#E2A3B6
Lighter +20%#D57D97
Lighter +10%#C95678
Darker −10%#8C2D49
Darker −20%#662035
Darker −30%#3F1421
Darker −40%#18080D
More saturated +25%#D11C51
Less saturated −25%#955669

Channel breakdown

R179
G57
B93
Red179 (70.2%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue342.3°
Saturation (HSL)51.69%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 39 · B 5D

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