Colour

#BF3E6D

#BF3E6D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF3E6D is a red with RGB values 191, 62, 109 and HSL 338°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BF3E6D

RGBrgb(191, 62, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2431, 0.4275

RGB percentages74.9%, 24.3%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(338.1, 51%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.1, 67.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 67.5%, 42.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,357

CSS custom property--colour: #BF3E6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#40C192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585E6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B776Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CF2D51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.7 Hot pink · ΔE 24.5 Light coral · ΔE 29.1 Brown · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EBF90

Analogous#BF3EAE, #BF503E

Triadic#6DBF3E, #3E6DBF

Split complementary#3EBF50, #3EAEBF

Tetradic#ADBF3E, #3EBF90, #4F3EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D7E1

Lighter +30%#E6B0C4

Lighter +20%#D98AA7

Lighter +10%#CD638A

Darker −10%#983257

Darker −20%#722541

Darker −30%#4B192B

Darker −40%#250C15

More saturated +25%#DF1E64

Less saturated −25%#9F5E76

Channel breakdown

R191

G62

B109

Red191 (74.9%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue338.14°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 3E · B 6D

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