Recognised as Colour
#BD4069
- #BD4069
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BD4069 is a red with RGB values 189, 64, 105 and HSL 340°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BD4069#BD4069
HEX#BD4069
RGBrgb(189, 64, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.251, 0.4118
RGB percentages74.1%, 25.1%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(340.3, 49.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 66.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.1%, 44.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,793
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4069;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#42BF96
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40BD94
Analogous#BD40A8, #BD5640
Triadic#69BD40, #4069BD
Split complementary#40BD55, #40A8BD
Tetradic#A8BD40, #40BD94, #5540BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G64
B105
Red189 (74.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue340.32°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 40 · B 69
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