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Recognised as Colour

#B55D7E

  • #B55D7E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B55D7E is a red with RGB values 181, 93, 126 and HSL 338°, 37%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B55D7E#B55D7E
HEX#B55D7E
RGBrgb(181, 93, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3647, 0.4941
RGB percentages71%, 36.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(337.5, 37.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 48.6%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 30.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,885,950
CSS custom property--colour: #B55D7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#4AA281

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6F7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#807F7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C15869no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.8Indian red · ΔE 25Light coral · ΔE 26.7Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2Hot pink · ΔE 30.1Plum · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DB594
Analogous#B55DAA, #B5685D
Triadic#7EB55D, #5D7EB5
Split complementary#5DB568, #5DAAB5
Tetradic#AAB55D, #5DB594, #685DB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E9EE
Lighter +30%#E5C6D2
Lighter +20%#D5A3B6
Lighter +10%#C5809A
Darker −10%#994665
Darker −20%#76364E
Darker −30%#532637
Darker −40%#301620
More saturated +25%#D33F77
Less saturated −25%#987A85

Channel breakdown

R181
G93
B126
Red181 (71%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.29%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 5D · B 7E

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