Colour

#BF5989

#BF5989
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF5989 is a red with RGB values 191, 89, 137 and HSL 332°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BF5989#BF5989

HEX#BF5989

RGBrgb(191, 89, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.349, 0.5373

RGB percentages74.9%, 34.9%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(331.8, 44.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 53.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 53.4%, 28.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,540,297

CSS custom property--colour: #BF5989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#40A676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66708Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#818287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CC546Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.5 Hot pink · ΔE 22.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 27 Indian red · ΔE 29.2 Plum · ΔE 29.6 Light coral · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59BF8F

Analogous#BF59BC, #BF5C59

Triadic#89BF59, #5989BF

Split complementary#59BF5C, #59BCBF

Tetradic#BCBF59, #59BF8F, #5C59BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8ECF2

Lighter +30%#EAC7D7

Lighter +20%#DBA3BD

Lighter +10%#CD7EA3

Darker −10%#A54070

Darker −20%#803257

Darker −30%#5C233E

Darker −40%#371525

More saturated +25%#DC3C87

Less saturated −25%#A2768B

Channel breakdown

R191

G89

B137

Red191 (74.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue331.76°

Saturation (HSL)44.35%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 59 · B 89

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