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Recognised as Colour

#BE055F

  • #BE055F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BE055F is a red with RGB values 190, 5, 95 and HSL 331°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BE055F#BE055F
HEX#BE055F
RGBrgb(190, 5, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0196, 0.3725
RGB percentages74.5%, 2%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(330.8, 94.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 97.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 97.4%, 50%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,453,215
CSS custom property--colour: #BE055F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#41FAA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434C61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Deuteranopia#716C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7Deep pink · ΔE 24.3Hot pink · ΔE 28.1Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4Crimson · ΔE 31.6Indian red · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05BE64
Analogous#BE05BB, #BE0805
Triadic#5FBE05, #055FBE
Split complementary#05BE08, #05BBBE
Tetradic#BBBE05, #05BE64, #0805BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC93C6
Lighter +30%#FB61AC
Lighter +20%#FA2F92
Lighter +10%#F00678
Darker −10%#8C0446
Darker −20%#5B022D
Darker −30%#290114
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C3005F
Less saturated −25%#A61D60

Channel breakdown

R190
G5
B95
Red190 (74.5%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue330.81°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 05 · B 5F

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