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Recognised as Colour

#BD3A62

  • #BD3A62
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD3A62 is a red with RGB values 189, 58, 98 and HSL 342°, 53%, 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

#BD3A62#BD3A62
HEX#BD3A62
RGBrgb(189, 58, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2275, 0.3843
RGB percentages74.1%, 22.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(341.7, 53%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 69.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.3%, 48.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,401,250
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3A62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#42C59D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585B63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A755Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CD244Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.2Indian red · ΔE 20Brown · ΔE 25.4Medium violet red · ΔE 27.2Light coral · ΔE 27.3Hot pink · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ABD95
Analogous#BD3AA4, #BD533A
Triadic#62BD3A, #3A62BD
Split complementary#3ABD53, #3AA4BD
Tetradic#A4BD3A, #3ABD95, #533ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D2DB
Lighter +30%#E5ABBD
Lighter +20%#D9849E
Lighter +10%#CD5D7F
Darker −10%#962E4E
Darker −20%#6F223A
Darker −30%#481625
Darker −40%#210A11
More saturated +25%#DC1B56
Less saturated −25%#9E596E

Channel breakdown

R189
G58
B98
Red189 (74.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue341.68°
Saturation (HSL)53.04%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3A · B 62

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