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Fandango

#B53389

HEX#B53389
RGB181, 51, 137
HSL320°, 56%, 45%
CMYK0%, 72%, 24%, 29%
Relative luminance0.14

Text contrast

Aa

On white

5.53:1 Passes AA

Aa

On black

3.8:1 Below AA

Colours that work with it

Complement

#32B35D

Analogous

#9E32B3#B33248

Triadic

#88B332#3288B3

Shade scale

50100200300400500600700800

Seen with colour blindness

ProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia

How to read this

  • A hex code writes red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each. #ff0000 is red at full strength and the others at zero.
  • HSL states hue (0–360°), saturation and lightness. Nudging a colour brighter means changing one number, which is why it is easier to work with by hand.
  • Text contrast follows WCAG. Body-size text needs 4.5:1 or better, and 21:1 between white and black is the maximum possible.
  • The colour-blindness row computes how this colour appears under three types of colour vision deficiency — the reason never to encode information in colour alone.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the hex code for Fandango?

#B53389. That is 181, 51, 137 in RGB, and hue 320°, saturation 56%, lightness 45% in HSL.

Q. Should text on Fandango be white or black?

White. Contrast against white is 5.53:1 and against black 3.8:1, so take the higher one if body-size text has to be readable.

Q. What is the complement of Fandango?

#32B35D, sitting 180° across the colour wheel. Side by side the two push against each other hardest, which makes it a good accent but tiring over large areas.

Q. Can I send these CMYK values straight to print?

The computed values are C 0% · M 72% · Y 24% · K 29%. Real printing depends on paper and ink, so check against the printer's swatch book when the colour matters.

Q. Is this colour distinguishable with colour blindness?

It appears as #7D7C74 with protanopia, #848E6F with deuteranopia and #AF6460 with tritanopia. Where those values converge with another colour, add a shape or a label instead of relying on hue.

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