Recognised as Colour

#B94E81

#B94E81
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B94E81 is a red with RGB values 185, 78, 129 and HSL 331°, 43%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B94E81

RGBrgb(185, 78, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3059, 0.5059

RGB percentages72.5%, 30.6%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(331.4, 43.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.4, 57.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 57.8%, 30.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,144,257

CSS custom property--colour: #B94E81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#46B17E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6883no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7B7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C64862no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3 Hot pink · ΔE 23.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 29.8 Orchid · ΔE 31.5 Light coral · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EB986

Analogous#B94EB6, #B9514E

Triadic#81B94E, #4E81B9

Split complementary#4EB951, #4EB6B9

Tetradic#B6B94E, #4EB986, #514EB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E0E9

Lighter +30%#E4BCCF

Lighter +20%#D697B5

Lighter +10%#C7739B

Darker −10%#983C68

Darker −20%#732E4F

Darker −30%#4F1F36

Darker −40%#2A111D

More saturated +25%#D82F80

Less saturated −25%#9A6D82

Channel breakdown

R185

G78

B129

Red185 (72.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue331.4°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 4E · B 81

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