Colour

#B80255

#B80255
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B80255 is a red with RGB values 184, 2, 85 and HSL 333°, 98%, 36%. 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

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HEX#B80255

RGBrgb(184, 2, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.0078, 0.3333

RGB percentages72.2%, 0.8%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(332.6, 97.8%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.6, 98.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 53.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,059,221

CSS custom property--colour: #B80255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#47FDAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424856no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6851no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C90031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1 Deep pink · ΔE 28.1 Crimson · ΔE 28.6 Brown · ΔE 28.8 Indian red · ΔE 29.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02B865

Analogous#B802B0, #B80A02

Triadic#55B802, #0255B8

Split complementary#02B80A, #02B0B8

Tetradic#B0B802, #02B865, #0A02B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE88BE

Lighter +30%#FD56A2

Lighter +20%#FD2386

Lighter +10%#EA036C

Darker −10%#86013E

Darker −20%#530126

Darker −30%#21000F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA0055

Less saturated −25%#A11957

Channel breakdown

R184

B85

Red184 (72.2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue332.64°

Saturation (HSL)97.85%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 02 · B 55

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Colour values

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