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Recognised as Colour

#BD6590

  • #BD6590
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD6590 is a red with RGB values 189, 101, 144 and HSL 331°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD6590#BD6590
HEX#BD6590
RGBrgb(189, 101, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3961, 0.5647
RGB percentages74.1%, 39.6%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(330.7, 40%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.7, 46.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 23.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,412,304
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6590;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#429A6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#85878Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#C86275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.5Plum · ΔE 25.2Hot pink · ΔE 26.5Rosy brown · ΔE 29.1Light coral · ΔE 29.9Indian red · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65BD92
Analogous#BD65BC, #BD6665
Triadic#90BD65, #6590BD
Split complementary#65BD66, #65BCBD
Tetradic#BCBD65, #65BD92, #6665BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4F7
Lighter +30%#EBD0DD
Lighter +20%#DCACC3
Lighter +10%#CC89AA
Darker −10%#A74876
Darker −20%#84385D
Darker −30%#602944
Darker −40%#3C1A2B
More saturated +25%#D94A8F
Less saturated −25%#A28191

Channel breakdown

R189
G101
B144
Red189 (74.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue330.68°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 65 · B 90

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