Recognised as Colour

#BD7996

#BD7996
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD7996 is a red with RGB values 189, 121, 150 and HSL 334°, 34%, 61%. 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

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HEX#BD7996

RGBrgb(189, 121, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4745, 0.5882

RGB percentages74.1%, 47.5%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(334.4, 34%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.4, 36%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 20.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,417,430

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#428669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808697no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#919294no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C77783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Light pink · ΔE 24.5 Pink · ΔE 26.9 Thistle · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BDA0

Analogous#BD79B8, #BD7E79

Triadic#96BD79, #7996BD

Split complementary#79BD7E, #79B8BD

Tetradic#B8BD79, #79BDA0, #7E79BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE0E6

Lighter +20%#DFBDCC

Lighter +10%#CE9BB1

Darker −10%#AC577B

Darker −20%#8B4563

Darker −30%#69344B

Darker −40%#472332

More saturated +25%#D66092

Less saturated −25%#A4929A

Channel breakdown

R189

G121

B150

Red189 (74.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue334.41°

Saturation (HSL)34%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 79 · B 96

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Colour values

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