Colour

#B8637E

#B8637E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B8637E is a red with RGB values 184, 99, 126 and HSL 341°, 37%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B8637E

RGBrgb(184, 99, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3882, 0.4941

RGB percentages72.2%, 38.8%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(340.9, 37.4%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.9, 46.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 46.2%, 31.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,084,094

CSS custom property--colour: #B8637E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#479C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70747Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#85837Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C45D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.5 Indian red · ΔE 23 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9 Light coral · ΔE 24.2 Light pink · ΔE 30.4 Plum · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63B89D

Analogous#B863A8, #B87363

Triadic#7EB863, #637EB8

Split complementary#63B873, #63A8B8

Tetradic#A9B863, #63B89D, #7363B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EFF2

Lighter +30%#E8CCD5

Lighter +20%#D8A9B8

Lighter +10%#C8869B

Darker −10%#9F4964

Darker −20%#7C394E

Darker −30%#592938

Darker −40%#361922

More saturated +25%#D44774

Less saturated −25%#9C7F88

Channel breakdown

R184

G99

B126

Red184 (72.2%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue340.94°

Saturation (HSL)37.44%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 63 · B 7E

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Colour values

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