Colour

#BF5378

#BF5378
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF5378 is a red with RGB values 191, 83, 120 and HSL 339°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BF5378

RGBrgb(191, 83, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3255, 0.4706

RGB percentages74.9%, 32.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(339.4, 45.8%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 56.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 56.5%, 37.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,538,744

CSS custom property--colour: #BF5378;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#40AC87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666B79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#827F76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CE4961no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.4 Indian red · ΔE 21.7 Light coral · ΔE 25 Hot pink · ΔE 25.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3 Brown · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53BF9A

Analogous#BF53AE, #BF6453

Triadic#78BF53, #5378BF

Split complementary#53BF64, #53AEBF

Tetradic#AEBF53, #53BF9A, #6453BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E8ED

Lighter +30%#E8C3D0

Lighter +20%#DB9DB2

Lighter +10%#CD7895

Darker −10%#A33C5F

Darker −20%#7D2F4A

Darker −30%#582134

Darker −40%#33131E

More saturated +25%#DD356F

Less saturated −25%#A27181

Channel breakdown

R191

G83

B120

Red191 (74.9%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue339.44°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 53 · B 78

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