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Recognised as Colour

#BD718B

  • #BD718B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD718B is a red with RGB values 189, 113, 139 and HSL 339°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD718B#BD718B
HEX#BD718B
RGBrgb(189, 113, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4431, 0.5451
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(339.5, 36.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 40.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.2%, 26.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,371
CSS custom property--colour: #BD718B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#428E74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B7F8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#C86D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5Light coral · ΔE 24.8Light pink · ΔE 25.8Indian red · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71BDA3
Analogous#BD71B1, #BD7D71
Triadic#8BBD71, #718BBD
Split complementary#71BD7D, #71B1BD
Tetradic#B1BD71, #71BDA3, #7D71BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFD
Lighter +30%#EED9E0
Lighter +20%#DDB7C4
Lighter +10%#CD94A7
Darker −10%#AB506F
Darker −20%#893F58
Darker −30%#662F42
Darker −40%#431F2B
More saturated +25%#D75783
Less saturated −25%#A38B93

Channel breakdown

R189
G113
B139
Red189 (74.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue339.47°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 71 · B 8B

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