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Recognised as Colour

#BD707D

  • #BD707D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD707D is a red with RGB values 189, 112, 125 and HSL 350°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD707D#BD707D
HEX#BD707D
RGBrgb(189, 112, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4392, 0.4902
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(349.9, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 33.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,101
CSS custom property--colour: #BD707D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#428F82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7D7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#908C7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CA6975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.3Rosy brown · ΔE 16.8Light coral · ΔE 20.1Indian red · ΔE 20.7Light pink · ΔE 25.4Dark salmon · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70BDB0
Analogous#BD70A4, #BD8A70
Triadic#7DBD70, #707DBD
Split complementary#70BD8A, #70A4BD
Tetradic#A4BD70, #70BDB0, #8970BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFC
Lighter +30%#EDD9DC
Lighter +20%#DDB6BC
Lighter +10%#CD939D
Darker −10%#AB4F5E
Darker −20%#883F4B
Darker −30%#652F38
Darker −40%#421F25
More saturated +25%#D7566C
Less saturated −25%#A38A8E

Channel breakdown

R189
G112
B125
Red189 (74.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue349.87°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 70 · B 7D

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