Colour

#BD0059

#BD0059
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD0059 is a red with RGB values 189, 0, 89 and HSL 332°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD0059#BD0059

HEX#BD0059

RGBrgb(189, 0, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.349

RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(331.7, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 52.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,393

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#42FFA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444A5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#716B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7 Deep pink · ΔE 25.9 Crimson · ΔE 28.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 30 Hot pink · ΔE 30 Brown · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BD64

Analogous#BD00B7, #BD0500

Triadic#59BD00, #0059BD

Split complementary#00BD06, #00B7BD

Tetradic#B8BD00, #00BD64, #0600BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8AC1

Lighter +30%#FF57A6

Lighter +20%#FF248B

Lighter +10%#F00071

Darker −10%#8A0041

Darker −20%#570029

Darker −30%#240011

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0059

Less saturated −25%#A5185A

Channel breakdown

R189

B89

Red189 (74.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue331.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B 59

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