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Recognised as Colour

#B9577A

  • #B9577A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B9577A is a red with RGB values 185, 87, 122 and HSL 339°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B9577A#B9577A
HEX#B9577A
RGBrgb(185, 87, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3412, 0.4784
RGB percentages72.5%, 34.1%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(338.6, 41.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 53%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 53%, 34.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,146,554
CSS custom property--colour: #B9577A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#46A885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#676C7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#807E78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#C65064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.7Indian red · ΔE 23.1Light coral · ΔE 25.8Hot pink · ΔE 27.8Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4Medium violet red · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57B996
Analogous#B957AB, #B96557
Triadic#7AB957, #577AB9
Split complementary#57B965, #57ABB9
Tetradic#ABB957, #57B996, #6557B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E7EC
Lighter +30%#E6C3D0
Lighter +20%#D79FB3
Lighter +10%#C87B97
Darker −10%#9C4162
Darker −20%#78324B
Darker −30%#542335
Darker −40%#30141E
More saturated +25%#D73972
Less saturated −25%#9B7583

Channel breakdown

R185
G87
B122
Red185 (72.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue338.57°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 57 · B 7A

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