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Recognised as Colour

#BD2C64

  • #BD2C64
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD2C64 is a red with RGB values 189, 44, 100 and HSL 337°, 62%, 46%. 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

#BD2C64#BD2C64
HEX#BD2C64
RGBrgb(189, 44, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1725, 0.3922
RGB percentages74.1%, 17.3%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(336.8, 62.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.8, 76.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 76.7%, 47.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,397,668
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2C64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#42D39B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#767161no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CE0844no 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 text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6Indian red · ΔE 26.2Hot pink · ΔE 26.3Deep pink · ΔE 28.8Brown · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CBD85
Analogous#BD2CAD, #BD3D2C
Triadic#64BD2C, #2C64BD
Split complementary#2CBD3D, #2CADBD
Tetradic#ACBD2C, #2CBD85, #3C2CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C4D5
Lighter +30%#E89AB8
Lighter +20%#DE719B
Lighter +10%#D4487E
Darker −10%#94224E
Darker −20%#6A1938
Darker −30%#410F22
Darker −40%#18050C
More saturated +25%#DA0F5D
Less saturated −25%#A0496B

Channel breakdown

R189
G44
B100
Red189 (74.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue336.83°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 2C · B 64

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