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Recognised as Colour

#BD779A

  • #BD779A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD779A is a red with RGB values 189, 119, 154 and HSL 330°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD779A#BD779A
HEX#BD779A
RGBrgb(189, 119, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4667, 0.6039
RGB percentages74.1%, 46.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(330, 34.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 37%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 37%, 18.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,416,922
CSS custom property--colour: #BD779A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#428865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D859Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9198no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C67583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.4Plum · ΔE 21Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Light pink · ΔE 26.2Pink · ΔE 28.6Thistle · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77BD9A
Analogous#BD77BD, #BD7777
Triadic#9ABD77, #779ABD
Split complementary#77BD77, #77BDBD
Tetradic#BDBD77, #77BD9A, #7777BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFDEE7
Lighter +20%#DEBCCD
Lighter +10%#CE99B4
Darker −10%#AC5581
Darker −20%#8B4367
Darker −30%#68334E
Darker −40%#462234
More saturated +25%#D65E9A
Less saturated −25%#A4909A

Channel breakdown

R189
G119
B154
Red189 (74.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 77 · B 9A

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