Colour

#BD427A

#BD427A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD427A is a red with RGB values 189, 66, 122 and HSL 333°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD427A#BD427A

HEX#BD427A

RGBrgb(189, 66, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2588, 0.4784

RGB percentages74.1%, 25.9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(332.7, 48.2%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 65.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 35.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,403,322

CSS custom property--colour: #BD427A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#42BD85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57617Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#787877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB3859no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7 Hot pink · ΔE 21.6 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Deep pink · ΔE 31.5 Light coral · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BD85

Analogous#BD42B7, #BD4842

Triadic#7ABD42, #427ABD

Split complementary#42BD48, #42B7BD

Tetradic#B8BD42, #42BD85, #4842BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9E4

Lighter +30%#E5B3CA

Lighter +20%#D78EAF

Lighter +10%#CA6895

Darker −10%#973562

Darker −20%#712849

Darker −30%#4C1A31

Darker −40%#260D18

More saturated +25%#DD2277

Less saturated −25%#9D627D

Channel breakdown

R189

G66

B122

Red189 (74.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue332.68°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 42 · B 7A

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