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Recognised as Colour

#BD3D79

  • #BD3D79
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD3D79 is a red with RGB values 189, 61, 121 and HSL 332°, 51%, 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

#BD3D79#BD3D79
HEX#BD3D79
RGBrgb(189, 61, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2392, 0.4745
RGB percentages74.1%, 23.9%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(331.9, 51.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.9, 67.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.7%, 36%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,041
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#42C286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#777776no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CC3256no 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 text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8Hot pink · ΔE 21.3Deep pink · ΔE 29.9Indian red · ΔE 30.8Orchid · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DBD81
Analogous#BD3DB9, #BD413D
Triadic#79BD3D, #3D79BD
Split complementary#3DBD41, #3DB9BD
Tetradic#B9BD3D, #3DBD81, #413DBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D5E2
Lighter +30%#E5AEC8
Lighter +20%#D888AD
Lighter +10%#CC6193
Darker −10%#963160
Darker −20%#702448
Darker −30%#49182F
Darker −40%#230B16
More saturated +25%#DC1E77
Less saturated −25%#9E5C7B

Channel breakdown

R189
G61
B121
Red189 (74.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue331.88°
Saturation (HSL)51.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3D · B 79

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