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Recognised as Colour

#BD2B5D

  • #BD2B5D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD2B5D is a red with RGB values 189, 43, 93 and HSL 339°, 63%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD2B5D#BD2B5D
HEX#BD2B5D
RGBrgb(189, 43, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1686, 0.3647
RGB percentages74.1%, 16.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(339.5, 62.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 77.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 77.2%, 50.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,397,405
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2B5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#42D4A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50545Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#76715Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CE0041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 23.4Indian red · ΔE 23.4Medium violet red · ΔE 25Brown · ΔE 26.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.8Crimson · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 23.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BBD8B
Analogous#BD2BA6, #BD422B
Triadic#5DBD2B, #2B5DBD
Split complementary#2BBD42, #2BA6BD
Tetradic#A6BD2B, #2BBD8B, #422BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C3D3
Lighter +30%#E899B4
Lighter +20%#DE7096
Lighter +10%#D54677
Darker −10%#932249
Darker −20%#6A1834
Darker −30%#400F20
Darker −40%#17050B
More saturated +25%#DA0E54
Less saturated −25%#A04866

Channel breakdown

R189
G43
B93
Red189 (74.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue339.45°
Saturation (HSL)62.93%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 2B · B 5D

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