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Recognised as Colour

#BD3B74

  • #BD3B74
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD3B74 is a red with RGB values 189, 59, 116 and HSL 334°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD3B74#BD3B74
HEX#BD3B74
RGBrgb(189, 59, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2314, 0.4549
RGB percentages74.1%, 23.1%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(333.7, 52.4%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.7, 68.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.8%, 38.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,401,524
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3B74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#42C48B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545D76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#777671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CC2D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.6Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9Hot pink · ΔE 22.3Indian red · ΔE 28.8Deep pink · ΔE 29.9Light coral · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BBD84
Analogous#BD3BB5, #BD433B
Triadic#74BD3B, #3B74BD
Split complementary#3BBD43, #3BB5BD
Tetradic#B5BD3B, #3BBD84, #433BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D3E0
Lighter +30%#E5ACC5
Lighter +20%#D985AA
Lighter +10%#CD5E8F
Darker −10%#962F5C
Darker −20%#6F2344
Darker −30%#48172C
Darker −40%#220A15
More saturated +25%#DC1C70
Less saturated −25%#9E5A78

Channel breakdown

R189
G59
B116
Red189 (74.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue333.69°
Saturation (HSL)52.42%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3B · B 74

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