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Colour

#BF6987

  • #BF6987
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF6987 is a red with RGB values 191, 105, 135 and HSL 339°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BF6987#BF6987
HEX#BF6987
RGBrgb(191, 105, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4118, 0.5294
RGB percentages74.9%, 41.2%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(339.1, 40.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 45%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 45%, 29.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,544,391
CSS custom property--colour: #BF6987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#409678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757A88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8A85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6474no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.6Rosy brown · ΔE 23.8Light coral · ΔE 24.1Indian red · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 28.2Light pink · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69BFA1
Analogous#BF69B2, #BF7669
Triadic#87BF69, #6987BF
Split complementary#69BF76, #69B2BF
Tetradic#B2BF69, #69BFA1, #7669BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF8F9
Lighter +30%#EDD4DD
Lighter +20%#DEB0C0
Lighter +10%#CE8DA4
Darker −10%#AC496C
Darker −20%#883A55
Darker −30%#642B3F
Darker −40%#401C28
More saturated +25%#DA4E7F
Less saturated −25%#A4848F

Channel breakdown

R191
G105
B135
Red191 (74.9%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue339.07°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 69 · B 87

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