Colour

#BB1D59

#BB1D59
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB1D59 is a red with RGB values 187, 29, 89 and HSL 337°, 73%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BB1D59

RGBrgb(187, 29, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1137, 0.349

RGB percentages73.3%, 11.4%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(337.2, 73.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.2, 84.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 84.5%, 52.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,262,745

CSS custom property--colour: #BB1D59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#44E2A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4E5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#736D55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.5 Brown · ΔE 27.1 Crimson · ΔE 28.3 Deep pink · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DBB7F

Analogous#BB1DA8, #BB301D

Triadic#59BB1D, #1D59BB

Split complementary#1DBB30, #1DA8BB

Tetradic#A8BB1D, #1DBB7F, #301DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B1CA

Lighter +30%#EC85AC

Lighter +20%#E5598E

Lighter +10%#DE2D70

Darker −10%#8F1644

Darker −20%#630F2F

Darker −30%#37081A

Darker −40%#0A0205

More saturated +25%#D60253

Less saturated −25%#A0385F

Channel breakdown

R187

G29

B89

Red187 (73.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue337.22°

Saturation (HSL)73.15%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 1D · B 59

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