Colour
#B70555
- #B70555
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#B70555 is a red with RGB values 183, 5, 85 and HSL 333°, 95%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#B70555#B70555
HEX#B70555
RGBrgb(183, 5, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.0196, 0.3333
RGB percentages71.8%, 2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(333, 94.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333, 97.3%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 97.3%, 53.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,994,453
CSS custom property--colour: #B70555;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#48FAAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05B767
Analogous#B705AE, #B70E05
Triadic#55B705, #0555B7
Split complementary#05B70E, #05AEB7
Tetradic#AEB705, #05B767, #0E05B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G5
B85
Red183 (71.8%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue333.03°
Saturation (HSL)94.68%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 05 · B 55
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