Recognised as Colour

#BD5572

#BD5572
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD5572 is a red with RGB values 189, 85, 114 and HSL 343°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD5572#BD5572

HEX#BD5572

RGBrgb(189, 85, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3333, 0.4471

RGB percentages74.1%, 33.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(343.3, 44.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 55%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 55%, 39.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,408,178

CSS custom property--colour: #BD5572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#42AA8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#837F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CC4B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1 Indian red · ΔE 18.3 Light coral · ΔE 22.3 Hot pink · ΔE 28.9 Brown · ΔE 29.7 Salmon · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55BDA0

Analogous#BD55A6, #BD6C55

Triadic#72BD55, #5572BD

Split complementary#55BD6C, #55A6BD

Tetradic#A6BD55, #55BDA0, #6C55BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E8EC

Lighter +30%#E8C3CD

Lighter +20%#DA9EAF

Lighter +10%#CB7A90

Darker −10%#A13E5A

Darker −20%#7C3045

Darker −30%#572231

Darker −40%#32141C

More saturated +25%#DB3765

Less saturated −25%#A0727F

Channel breakdown

R189

G85

B114

Red189 (74.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue343.27°

Saturation (HSL)44.07%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 55 · B 72

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