Colour

#B72970

#B72970
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B72970 is a red with RGB values 183, 41, 112 and HSL 330°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B72970#B72970

HEX#B72970

RGBrgb(183, 41, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1608, 0.4392

RGB percentages71.8%, 16.1%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(330, 63.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 77.6%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 77.6%, 38.8%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,003,696

CSS custom property--colour: #B72970;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#48D68F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475472no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6E6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C61549no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.1 Hot pink · ΔE 23.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3 Deep pink · ΔE 27.5 Purple · ΔE 33.1 Indian red · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29B770

Analogous#B729B7, #B72929

Triadic#70B729, #2970B7

Split complementary#29B729, #29B7B7

Tetradic#B7B729, #29B770, #2929B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0BCD6

Lighter +30%#E792BD

Lighter +20%#DD69A3

Lighter +10%#D43F8A

Darker −10%#8D2057

Darker −20%#64163D

Darker −30%#3A0D24

Darker −40%#10040A

More saturated +25%#D30D70

Less saturated −25%#9B4570

Channel breakdown

R183

G41

B112

Red183 (71.8%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)63.39%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 29 · B 70

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