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Recognised as Colour

#B3395E

  • #B3395E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B3395E is a red with RGB values 179, 57, 94 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

#B3395E#B3395E
HEX#B3395E
RGBrgb(179, 57, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2235, 0.3686
RGB percentages70.2%, 22.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(341.8, 51.7%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 68.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 47.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,745,630
CSS custom property--colour: #B3395E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#4CC6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54575Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#746F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C32648no 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 text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4Indian red · ΔE 20.1Brown · ΔE 25Light coral · ΔE 28Medium violet red · ΔE 28.7Hot pink · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39B38E
Analogous#B3399B, #B35139
Triadic#5EB339, #395EB3
Split complementary#39B351, #399BB3
Tetradic#9BB339, #39B38E, #5139B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EECAD5
Lighter +30%#E2A3B6
Lighter +20%#D57D98
Lighter +10%#C95679
Darker −10%#8C2D4A
Darker −20%#662035
Darker −30%#3F1421
Darker −40%#18080D
More saturated +25%#D11C52
Less saturated −25%#95566A

Channel breakdown

R179
G57
B94
Red179 (70.2%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue341.8°
Saturation (HSL)51.69%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 39 · B 5E

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