Colour

#BD5388

#BD5388
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD5388 is a red with RGB values 189, 83, 136 and HSL 330°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BD5388

RGBrgb(189, 83, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3255, 0.5333

RGB percentages74.1%, 32.5%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(330, 44.5%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 56.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 56.1%, 28%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,407,688

CSS custom property--colour: #BD5388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#42AC77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#606C8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7F85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CA4E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.9 Hot pink · ΔE 21.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.4 Plum · ΔE 30.9 Indian red · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53BD88

Analogous#BD53BD, #BD5353

Triadic#88BD53, #5388BD

Split complementary#53BD53, #53BDBD

Tetradic#BDBD53, #53BD88, #5353BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E6EE

Lighter +30%#E7C2D5

Lighter +20%#D99DBB

Lighter +10%#CB78A2

Darker −10%#A03D6F

Darker −20%#7B2F55

Darker −30%#56213C

Darker −40%#311322

More saturated +25%#DB3588

Less saturated −25%#9F7188

Channel breakdown

R189

G83

B136

Red189 (74.1%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)44.54%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 53 · B 88

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