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Recognised as Colour

#BB265A

  • #BB265A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BB265A is a red with RGB values 187, 38, 90 and HSL 339°, 66%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BB265A#BB265A
HEX#BB265A
RGBrgb(187, 38, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.149, 0.3529
RGB percentages73.3%, 14.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(339.1, 66.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 79.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 79.7%, 51.9%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,265,050
CSS custom property--colour: #BB265A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#44D9A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D515Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#746E56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CC003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2Brown · ΔE 25.8Crimson · ΔE 28.4Hot pink · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26BB87
Analogous#BB26A4, #BB3D26
Triadic#5ABB26, #265ABB
Split complementary#26BB3D, #26A4BB
Tetradic#A4BB26, #26BB87, #3D26BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1BCCE
Lighter +30%#E991B0
Lighter +20%#E06791
Lighter +10%#D73D73
Darker −10%#911D46
Darker −20%#661531
Darker −30%#3C0C1D
Darker −40%#110408
More saturated +25%#D70A52
Less saturated −25%#9F4262

Channel breakdown

R187
G38
B90
Red187 (73.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue339.06°
Saturation (HSL)66.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 26 · B 5A

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