Colour

#BF2F5E

#BF2F5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF2F5E is a red with RGB values 191, 47, 94 and HSL 340°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF2F5E#BF2F5E

HEX#BF2F5E

RGBrgb(191, 47, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1843, 0.3686

RGB percentages74.9%, 18.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(340.4, 60.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 75.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 75.4%, 50.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,529,502

CSS custom property--colour: #BF2F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#40D0A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53565Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#79735Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D00743no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 22.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 25.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8 Crimson · ΔE 28.5 Hot pink · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 22.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FBF90

Analogous#BF2FA6, #BF482F

Triadic#5EBF2F, #2F5EBF

Split complementary#2FBF48, #2FA6BF

Tetradic#A6BF2F, #2FBF90, #482FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C8D6

Lighter +30%#E79FB7

Lighter +20%#DD7798

Lighter +10%#D34E79

Darker −10%#96254A

Darker −20%#6D1B36

Darker −30%#441122

Darker −40%#1B070D

More saturated +25%#DD1154

Less saturated −25%#A14D68

Channel breakdown

R191

G47

B94

Red191 (74.9%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue340.42°

Saturation (HSL)60.5%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 2F · B 5E

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