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Recognised as Colour

#BD4B73

  • #BD4B73
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD4B73 is a red with RGB values 189, 75, 115 and HSL 339°, 46%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD4B73#BD4B73
HEX#BD4B73
RGBrgb(189, 75, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2941, 0.451
RGB percentages74.1%, 29.4%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(338.9, 46.3%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 60.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.3%, 39.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,405,619
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4B73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#42B48C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7B70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CC405Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9Indian red · ΔE 22.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.4Light coral · ΔE 26.6Medium violet red · ΔE 27.1Brown · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BBD95
Analogous#BD4BAC, #BD5C4B
Triadic#73BD4B, #4B73BD
Split complementary#4BBD5C, #4BACBD
Tetradic#ACBD4B, #4BBD95, #5C4BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E0E7
Lighter +30%#E6BBCA
Lighter +20%#D896AD
Lighter +10%#CB7090
Darker −10%#9C395C
Darker −20%#772B46
Darker −30%#511E30
Darker −40%#2C101A
More saturated +25%#DC2C6A
Less saturated −25%#9E6A7C

Channel breakdown

R189
G75
B115
Red189 (74.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue338.95°
Saturation (HSL)46.34%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 4B · B 73

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