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Recognised as Colour

#BD3966

  • #BD3966
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD3966 is a red with RGB values 189, 57, 102 and HSL 340°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD3966#BD3966
HEX#BD3966
RGBrgb(189, 57, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2235, 0.4
RGB percentages74.1%, 22.4%, 40%
HSLhsl(339.5, 53.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 69.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 46%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,400,998
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3966;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#42C699

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565B67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#797563no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#CD244Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9Indian red · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Brown · ΔE 27.9Light coral · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39BD90
Analogous#BD39A8, #BD4E39
Triadic#66BD39, #3966BD
Split complementary#39BD4E, #39A8BD
Tetradic#A8BD39, #39BD90, #4E39BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D1DC
Lighter +30%#E5AABE
Lighter +20%#D983A0
Lighter +10%#CE5B82
Darker −10%#962D51
Darker −20%#6F213C
Darker −30%#471627
Darker −40%#200A11
More saturated +25%#DC1A5C
Less saturated −25%#9E5870

Channel breakdown

R189
G57
B102
Red189 (74.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue339.55°
Saturation (HSL)53.66%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 39 · B 66

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