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Recognised as Colour

#993B63

  • #993B63
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#993B63 is a red with RGB values 153, 59, 99 and HSL 334°, 44%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#993B63#993B63
HEX#993B63
RGBrgb(153, 59, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2314, 0.3882
RGB percentages60%, 23.1%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(334.5, 44.3%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 61.4%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 61.4%, 35.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,042,211
CSS custom property--colour: #993B63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#66C49C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5164no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#646361no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A5344Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7Indian red · ΔE 29.1Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6Hot pink · ΔE 34.4Brown · ΔE 34.4Light coral · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B9971
Analogous#993B92, #99423B
Triadic#63993B, #3B6399
Split complementary#3B9942, #3B9299
Tetradic#92993B, #3B9971, #423B99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5BBCD
Lighter +30%#D796B2
Lighter +20%#C87297
Lighter +10%#BA4D7B
Darker −10%#742D4B
Darker −20%#4F1F33
Darker −30%#2B101C
Darker −40%#060204
More saturated +25%#B3215F
Less saturated −25%#7E5667

Channel breakdown

R153
G59
B99
Red153 (60%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue334.47°
Saturation (HSL)44.34%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 3B · B 63

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