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Colour

#9B2456

  • #9B2456
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B2456 is a red with RGB values 155, 36, 86 and HSL 335°, 62%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9B2456#9B2456
HEX#9B2456
RGBrgb(155, 36, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1412, 0.3373
RGB percentages60.8%, 14.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(334.8, 62.3%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.8, 76.8%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 76.8%, 44.5%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,167,382
CSS custom property--colour: #9B2456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#64DBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5C53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A80E3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Medium violet red · ΔE 26.1Indian red · ΔE 29.1Brown · ΔE 30.6Hot pink · ΔE 33.9Light coral · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#249B69
Analogous#9B2491, #9B2E24
Triadic#569B24, #24569B
Split complementary#249B2E, #24919B
Tetradic#919B24, #249B69, #2E249B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9A2C0
Lighter +30%#E078A4
Lighter +20%#D64F88
Lighter +10%#C42E6D
Darker −10%#721A3F
Darker −20%#481128
Darker −30%#1F0711
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B30C52
Less saturated −25%#833C5A

Channel breakdown

R155
G36
B86
Red155 (60.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue334.79°
Saturation (HSL)62.3%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 24 · B 56

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