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Recognised as Colour

#9B2A53

  • #9B2A53
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B2A53 is a red with RGB values 155, 42, 83 and HSL 338°, 57%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9B2A53#9B2A53
HEX#9B2A53
RGBrgb(155, 42, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1647, 0.3255
RGB percentages60.8%, 16.5%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(338.2, 57.4%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 72.9%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 72.9%, 46.5%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,168,915
CSS custom property--colour: #9B2A53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#64D5AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434854no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#615E50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A9173Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5Indian red · ΔE 26Brown · ΔE 27.6Medium violet red · ΔE 29.4Light coral · ΔE 34.7Hot pink · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A9B72
Analogous#9B2A8B, #9B392A
Triadic#539B2A, #2A539B
Split complementary#2A9B3A, #2A8B9B
Tetradic#8C9B2A, #2A9B72, #3A2A9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8A9C0
Lighter +30%#DD81A2
Lighter +20%#D25985
Lighter +10%#C33568
Darker −10%#731F3E
Darker −20%#4B1428
Darker −30%#230913
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B4114C
Less saturated −25%#82435A

Channel breakdown

R155
G42
B83
Red155 (60.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue338.23°
Saturation (HSL)57.36%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 2A · B 53

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