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Recognised as Colour

#BDAFB4

  • #BDAFB4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BDAFB4 is a red with RGB values 189, 175, 180 and HSL 339°, 10%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BDAFB4#BDAFB4
HEX#BDAFB4
RGBrgb(189, 175, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 0.7059
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(338.6, 9.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 7.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 4.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,284
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAFB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#42504B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B1B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B3B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C0AFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.9Silver · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 13.2Thistle · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFBDB8
Analogous#BDAFBB, #BDB1AF
Triadic#B4BDAF, #AFB4BD
Split complementary#AFBDB1, #AFBBBD
Tetradic#BBBDAF, #AFBDB8, #B1AFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE7E8
Lighter +10%#D4CBCE
Darker −10%#A6939A
Darker −20%#8F7780
Darker −30%#745F67
Darker −40%#58484E
More saturated +25%#CF9DAF
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R189
G175
B180
Red189 (74.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue338.57°
Saturation (HSL)9.59%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B B4

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