Colour

#BE005C

#BE005C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE005C is a red with RGB values 190, 0, 92 and HSL 331°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE005C#BE005C

HEX#BE005C

RGBrgb(190, 0, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0, 0.3608

RGB percentages74.5%, 0%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(330.9, 100%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.9, 100%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 51.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,451,932

CSS custom property--colour: #BE005C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#41FFA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#716C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D00034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1 Deep pink · ΔE 24.8 Hot pink · ΔE 29.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9 Crimson · ΔE 30.2 Indian red · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BE62

Analogous#BE00BB, #BE0300

Triadic#5CBE00, #005CBE

Split complementary#00BE03, #00BBBE

Tetradic#BBBE00, #00BE62, #0300BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8BC3

Lighter +30%#FF58A9

Lighter +20%#FF258F

Lighter +10%#F10075

Darker −10%#8B0043

Darker −20%#58002B

Darker −30%#250012

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE005C

Less saturated −25%#A6185D

Channel breakdown

R190

B92

Red190 (74.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue330.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 00 · B 5C

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