Recognised as Colour

#BD0959

#BD0959
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD0959 is a red with RGB values 189, 9, 89 and HSL 333°, 91%, 39%. 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

#BD0959#BD0959

HEX#BD0959

RGBrgb(189, 9, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0353, 0.349

RGB percentages74.1%, 3.5%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(333.3, 90.9%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 95.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 95.2%, 52.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,388,697

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#42F6A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#716C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2 Deep pink · ΔE 26.6 Crimson · ΔE 28.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Brown · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09BD6D

Analogous#BD09B3, #BD1309

Triadic#59BD09, #0959BD

Split complementary#09BD13, #09B3BD

Tetradic#B3BD09, #09BD6D, #1309BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA98C4

Lighter +30%#F867A7

Lighter +20%#F5378B

Lighter +10%#EE0B70

Darker −10%#8C0742

Darker −20%#5C042B

Darker −30%#2B0214

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C60058

Less saturated −25%#A4225C

Channel breakdown

R189

B89

Red189 (74.1%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue333.33°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 09 · B 59

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