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Recognised as Colour

#9A516E

  • #9A516E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9A516E is a red with RGB values 154, 81, 110 and HSL 336°, 31%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9A516E#9A516E
HEX#9A516E
RGBrgb(154, 81, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3176, 0.4314
RGB percentages60.4%, 31.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(336.2, 31.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 47.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 28.6%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,113,390
CSS custom property--colour: #9A516E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#65AE91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B606Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6D6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A44D5Bno 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 text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.5Indian red · ΔE 28.9Light coral · ΔE 32.7Dim grey · ΔE 34Plum · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#519A7D
Analogous#9A5193, #9A5951
Triadic#6E9A51, #516E9A
Split complementary#519A58, #51939A
Tetradic#939A51, #519A7D, #58519A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D0D9
Lighter +30%#D5AFBE
Lighter +20%#C38EA3
Lighter +10%#B26C88
Darker −10%#793F56
Darker −20%#572E3E
Darker −30%#361C26
Darker −40%#140B0F
More saturated +25%#B73468
Less saturated −25%#7D6E74

Channel breakdown

R154
G81
B110
Red154 (60.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue336.16°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 51 · B 6E

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