Recognised as Colour

#B9306E

#B9306E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B9306E is a red with RGB values 185, 48, 110 and HSL 333°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B9306E

RGBrgb(185, 48, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1882, 0.4314

RGB percentages72.5%, 18.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(332.8, 58.8%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.8, 74.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 74.1%, 40.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,136,558

CSS custom property--colour: #B9306E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#46CF91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#72706Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C81D4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.8 Indian red · ΔE 30.3 Brown · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#30B97B

Analogous#B930B3, #B93730

Triadic#6EB930, #306EB9

Split complementary#30B936, #30B3B9

Tetradic#B3B930, #30B97B, #3630B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0C5D8

Lighter +30%#E59DBE

Lighter +20%#DB74A3

Lighter +10%#D04C88

Darker −10%#912556

Darker −20%#681B3E

Darker −30%#401026

Darker −40%#17060E

More saturated +25%#D6136B

Less saturated −25%#9C4D71

Channel breakdown

R185

G48

B110

Red185 (72.5%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue332.85°

Saturation (HSL)58.8%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 30 · B 6E

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