Colour

#9B375E

#9B375E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B375E is a red with RGB values 155, 55, 94 and HSL 337°, 48%, 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

#9B375E#9B375E

HEX#9B375E

RGBrgb(155, 55, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2157, 0.3686

RGB percentages60.8%, 21.6%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(336.6, 47.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.6, 64.5%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.5%, 39.4%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,172,254

CSS custom property--colour: #9B375E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1

Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#64C8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#64625Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A72D46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9 Indian red · ΔE 27.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1 Brown · ΔE 31.7 Light coral · ΔE 34.2 Hot pink · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#379B74

Analogous#9B3790, #9B4237

Triadic#5E9B37, #375E9B

Split complementary#379B42, #37909B

Tetradic#909B37, #379B74, #42379B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6B8CA

Lighter +30%#D993AE

Lighter +20%#CB6D92

Lighter +10%#BE4775

Darker −10%#752A47

Darker −20%#501C30

Darker −30%#2A0F1A

Darker −40%#040203

More saturated +25%#B51D58

Less saturated −25%#815164

Channel breakdown

R155

G55

B94

Red155 (60.8%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue336.6°

Saturation (HSL)47.62%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 37 · B 5E

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