Colour

#9B3456

#9B3456
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B3456 is a red with RGB values 155, 52, 86 and HSL 340°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9B3456#9B3456

HEX#9B3456

RGBrgb(155, 52, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2039, 0.3373

RGB percentages60.8%, 20.4%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(340.2, 49.8%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 66.5%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 44.5%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,171,478

CSS custom property--colour: #9B3456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#64CBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494D57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#646154no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A82741no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7 Indian red · ΔE 24.4 Brown · ΔE 27.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 32 Light coral · ΔE 32.7 Firebrick · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#349B79

Analogous#9B348A, #9B4534

Triadic#569B34, #34569B

Split complementary#349B45, #348A9B

Tetradic#8A9B34, #349B79, #45349B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6B5C5

Lighter +30%#D98FA7

Lighter +20%#CD688A

Lighter +10%#C0426C

Darker −10%#752741

Darker −20%#4F1A2C

Darker −30%#280E16

Darker −40%#020101

More saturated +25%#B51A4D

Less saturated −25%#814E5F

Channel breakdown

R155

G52

B86

Red155 (60.8%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue340.19°

Saturation (HSL)49.76%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 34 · B 56

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