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Recognised as Colour

#BB3A70

  • #BB3A70
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB3A70 is a red with RGB values 187, 58, 112 and HSL 335°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB3A70#BB3A70
HEX#BB3A70
RGBrgb(187, 58, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2275, 0.4392
RGB percentages73.3%, 22.7%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(334.9, 52.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 69%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 69%, 40.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,270,192
CSS custom property--colour: #BB3A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#44C58F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535C71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#76746Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CA2B50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3Hot pink · ΔE 23.6Indian red · ΔE 27.4Deep pink · ΔE 30.9Light coral · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ABB85
Analogous#BB3AB0, #BB453A
Triadic#70BB3A, #3A70BB
Split complementary#3ABB45, #3AB0BB
Tetradic#B0BB3A, #3ABB85, #453ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D0DE
Lighter +30%#E4AAC2
Lighter +20%#D883A7
Lighter +10%#CC5C8B
Darker −10%#942E59
Darker −20%#6D2241
Darker −30%#46162A
Darker −40%#1F0A13
More saturated +25%#DA1B6B
Less saturated −25%#9C5975

Channel breakdown

R187
G58
B112
Red187 (73.3%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue334.88°
Saturation (HSL)52.65%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 3A · B 70

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