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Recognised as Colour

#BF2A60

  • #BF2A60
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF2A60 is a red with RGB values 191, 42, 96 and HSL 338°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF2A60#BF2A60
HEX#BF2A60
RGBrgb(191, 42, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1647, 0.3765
RGB percentages74.9%, 16.5%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(338.3, 63.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 78%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 49.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,528,224
CSS custom property--colour: #BF2A60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#40D59F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505461no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#77725Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D00042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.4Pale violetred · ΔE 23.5Indian red · ΔE 24.9Hot pink · ΔE 27.6Brown · ΔE 27.8Deep pink · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ABF89
Analogous#BF2AAA, #BF3F2A
Triadic#60BF2A, #2A60BF
Split complementary#2ABF3F, #2AAABF
Tetradic#AABF2A, #2ABF89, #3F2ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2C3D4
Lighter +30%#E999B6
Lighter +20%#DF7098
Lighter +10%#D6467A
Darker −10%#95214B
Darker −20%#6B1836
Darker −30%#420E21
Darker −40%#18050C
More saturated +25%#DC0D58
Less saturated −25%#A24768

Channel breakdown

R191
G42
B96
Red191 (74.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue338.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.95%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 2A · B 60

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