Colour

#BB647C

#BB647C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB647C is a red with RGB values 187, 100, 124 and HSL 343°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB647C#BB647C

HEX#BB647C

RGBrgb(187, 100, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3922, 0.4863

RGB percentages73.3%, 39.2%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(343.4, 39%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.4, 46.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 46.5%, 33.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,280,956

CSS custom property--colour: #BB647C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#449B83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72757Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#88857Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C85D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1 Indian red · ΔE 21 Light coral · ΔE 22.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.5 Light pink · ΔE 29.7 Salmon · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64BBA3

Analogous#BB64A8, #BB7764

Triadic#7CBB64, #647CBB

Split complementary#64BB78, #64A8BB

Tetradic#A8BB64, #64BBA3, #7764BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F2F4

Lighter +30%#EACED6

Lighter +20%#DAABB8

Lighter +10%#CB879A

Darker −10%#A44861

Darker −20%#81384C

Darker −30%#5D2937

Darker −40%#3A1922

More saturated +25%#D74870

Less saturated −25%#9F8088

Channel breakdown

R187

G100

B124

Red187 (73.3%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue343.45°

Saturation (HSL)39.01%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 64 · B 7C

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