Colour

#9B2457

#9B2457
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B2457 is a red with RGB values 155, 36, 87 and HSL 334°, 62%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#9B2457

RGBrgb(155, 36, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1412, 0.3412

RGB percentages60.8%, 14.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(334.3, 62.3%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 76.8%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 76.8%, 43.9%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,167,383

CSS custom property--colour: #9B2457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1

Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#64DBA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4658no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5C54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A80F3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.6 Indian red · ΔE 29.6 Brown · ΔE 31.2 Hot pink · ΔE 33.7 Purple · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#249B68

Analogous#9B2493, #9B2C24

Triadic#579B24, #24579B

Split complementary#249B2C, #24939B

Tetradic#939B24, #249B68, #2C249B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9A2C0

Lighter +30%#E078A5

Lighter +20%#D64F89

Lighter +10%#C42E6E

Darker −10%#721A40

Darker −20%#481129

Darker −30%#1F0711

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B30C54

Less saturated −25%#833C5A

Channel breakdown

R155

G36

B87

Red155 (60.8%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue334.29°

Saturation (HSL)62.3%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 24 · B 57

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