Colour

#BD2A64

#BD2A64
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD2A64 is a red with RGB values 189, 42, 100 and HSL 336°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BD2A64

RGBrgb(189, 42, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1647, 0.3922

RGB percentages74.1%, 16.5%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(336.3, 63.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 77.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 77.8%, 47.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,397,156

CSS custom property--colour: #BD2A64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#42D59B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5465no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#757161no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0244no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1 Hot pink · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.3 Brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ABD83

Analogous#BD2AAE, #BD392A

Triadic#64BD2A, #2A64BD

Split complementary#2ABD39, #2AAEBD

Tetradic#AEBD2A, #2ABD83, #392ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C2D4

Lighter +30%#E898B8

Lighter +20%#DF6E9B

Lighter +10%#D6447E

Darker −10%#93214E

Darker −20%#6A1738

Darker −30%#400E22

Darker −40%#16050C

More saturated +25%#DA0D5E

Less saturated −25%#A0476A

Channel breakdown

R189

G42

B100

Red189 (74.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue336.33°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 2A · B 64

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