Colour

#BD437E

#BD437E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD437E is a red with RGB values 189, 67, 126 and HSL 331°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BD437E

RGBrgb(189, 67, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2627, 0.4941

RGB percentages74.1%, 26.3%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(331, 48%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331, 64.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 64.6%, 33.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,403,582

CSS custom property--colour: #BD437E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#42BC81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#566280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#78797Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CB3B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7 Hot pink · ΔE 20.9 Indian red · ΔE 31.3 Orchid · ΔE 31.4 Deep pink · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43BD82

Analogous#BD43BB, #BD4543

Triadic#7EBD43, #437EBD

Split complementary#43BD45, #43BBBD

Tetradic#BBBD43, #43BD82, #4543BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DAE6

Lighter +30%#E5B4CC

Lighter +20%#D88EB2

Lighter +10%#CA6998

Darker −10%#983565

Darker −20%#72284C

Darker −30%#4C1B33

Darker −40%#260E1A

More saturated +25%#DD237D

Less saturated −25%#9D637F

Channel breakdown

R189

G67

B126

Red189 (74.1%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue330.98°

Saturation (HSL)48.03%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 43 · B 7E

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