Colour

#B72059

#B72059
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B72059 is a red with RGB values 183, 32, 89 and HSL 337°, 70%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B72059

RGBrgb(183, 32, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1255, 0.349

RGB percentages71.8%, 12.5%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(337.4, 70.2%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 82.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 82.5%, 51.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,001,369

CSS custom property--colour: #B72059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#48DFA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494E5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#716B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Tritanopia#C8003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Brown · ΔE 27 Crimson · ΔE 29.8 Hot pink · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#20B77E

Analogous#B720A4, #B73320

Triadic#59B720, #2059B7

Split complementary#20B733, #20A4B7

Tetradic#A4B720, #20B77E, #3320B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1B2CA

Lighter +30%#EA86AC

Lighter +20%#E25B8E

Lighter +10%#DB2F70

Darker −10%#8C1844

Darker −20%#60112F

Darker −30%#35091A

Darker −40%#090205

More saturated +25%#D20552

Less saturated −25%#9C3B60

Channel breakdown

R183

G32

B89

Red183 (71.8%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue337.35°

Saturation (HSL)70.23%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 20 · B 59

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