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Recognised as Colour

#B4597E

  • #B4597E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B4597E is a red with RGB values 180, 89, 126 and HSL 336°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B4597E#B4597E
HEX#B4597E
RGBrgb(180, 89, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.349, 0.4941
RGB percentages70.6%, 34.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(335.6, 37.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 50.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 50.6%, 30%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,819,390
CSS custom property--colour: #B4597E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#4BA681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666D7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7D7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C05467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2Indian red · ΔE 26.1Light coral · ΔE 28.3Hot pink · ΔE 28.8Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5Plum · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59B48F
Analogous#B459AB, #B46259
Triadic#7EB459, #597EB4
Split complementary#59B462, #59ABB4
Tetradic#ABB459, #59B48F, #6259B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E6EB
Lighter +30%#E4C2D0
Lighter +20%#D49FB5
Lighter +10%#C47C99
Darker −10%#964465
Darker −20%#73344E
Darker −30%#502436
Darker −40%#2D141E
More saturated +25%#D23B78
Less saturated −25%#967784

Channel breakdown

R180
G89
B126
Red180 (70.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue335.6°
Saturation (HSL)37.76%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 59 · B 7E

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