Colour

#BD3C78

#BD3C78
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD3C78 is a red with RGB values 189, 60, 120 and HSL 332°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BD3C78

RGBrgb(189, 60, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2353, 0.4706

RGB percentages74.1%, 23.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(332.1, 51.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.1, 68.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 68.3%, 36.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,401,784

CSS custom property--colour: #BD3C78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#42C387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#777675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CC3055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 19 Hot pink · ΔE 21.5 Deep pink · ΔE 29.7 Indian red · ΔE 30.6 Orchid · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3CBD81

Analogous#BD3CB9, #BD403C

Triadic#78BD3C, #3C78BD

Split complementary#3CBD40, #3CB9BD

Tetradic#B9BD3C, #3CBD81, #413CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1D4E1

Lighter +30%#E5ADC7

Lighter +20%#D986AD

Lighter +10%#CC6092

Darker −10%#96305F

Darker −20%#702347

Darker −30%#49172E

Darker −40%#220B16

More saturated +25%#DC1D76

Less saturated −25%#9E5B7A

Channel breakdown

R189

G60

B120

Red189 (74.1%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue332.09°

Saturation (HSL)51.81%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 3C · B 78

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