Recognised as Colour

#BB668D

#BB668D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB668D is a red with RGB values 187, 102, 141 and HSL 332°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB668D#BB668D

HEX#BB668D

RGBrgb(187, 102, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4, 0.5529

RGB percentages73.3%, 40%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(332.5, 38.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.5, 45.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 45.5%, 24.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,281,485

CSS custom property--colour: #BB668D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#449972

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70788Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#85878Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#C66374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.5 Plum · ΔE 25.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1 Hot pink · ΔE 28.2 Light coral · ΔE 28.8 Indian red · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66BB94

Analogous#BB66B7, #BB6966

Triadic#8DBB66, #668DBB

Split complementary#66BB69, #66B7BB

Tetradic#B8BB66, #66BB94, #6A66BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF3F6

Lighter +30%#EAD0DC

Lighter +20%#DAADC2

Lighter +10%#CB89A7

Darker −10%#A54973

Darker −20%#813A5B

Darker −30%#5E2A42

Darker −40%#3B1A29

More saturated +25%#D74A8B

Less saturated −25%#9F828F

Channel breakdown

R187

G102

B141

Red187 (73.3%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue332.47°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 66 · B 8D

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