Recognised as Colour

#9B3562

#9B3562
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B3562 is a red with RGB values 155, 53, 98 and HSL 334°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9B3562#9B3562

HEX#9B3562

RGBrgb(155, 53, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2078, 0.3843

RGB percentages60.8%, 20.8%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(333.5, 49%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.5, 65.8%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 65.8%, 36.8%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,171,746

CSS custom property--colour: #9B3562;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#64CA9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474F63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#626260no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A72C47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7 Indian red · ΔE 29.7 Hot pink · ΔE 33 Brown · ΔE 34.3 Light coral · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#359B6E

Analogous#9B3595, #9B3B35

Triadic#629B35, #35629B

Split complementary#359B3B, #35959B

Tetradic#959B35, #359B6E, #3B359B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6B6CB

Lighter +30%#D990B0

Lighter +20%#CC6A95

Lighter +10%#BF447A

Darker −10%#75284A

Darker −20%#4F1B32

Darker −30%#290E1A

Darker −40%#030102

More saturated +25%#B51B5F

Less saturated −25%#814F65

Channel breakdown

R155

G53

B98

Red155 (60.8%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue333.53°

Saturation (HSL)49.04%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 35 · B 62

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