Recognised as Colour

#9B506A

#9B506A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B506A is a red with RGB values 155, 80, 106 and HSL 339°, 32%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#9B506A

RGBrgb(155, 80, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3137, 0.4157

RGB percentages60.8%, 31.4%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(339.2, 31.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 48.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 48.4%, 31.6%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,178,666

CSS custom property--colour: #9B506A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#64AF95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5F6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6D68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A64B59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2 Light coral · ΔE 31.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Brown · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#509B81

Analogous#9B508F, #9B5B50

Triadic#6A9B50, #506A9B

Split complementary#509B5C, #508F9B

Tetradic#909B50, #509B81, #5C509B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D0D8

Lighter +30%#D5AFBC

Lighter +20%#C48DA0

Lighter +10%#B36B84

Darker −10%#793F53

Darker −20%#582D3C

Darker −30%#361C25

Darker −40%#140B0E

More saturated +25%#B83361

Less saturated −25%#7E6D73

Channel breakdown

R155

G80

B106

Red155 (60.8%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue339.2°

Saturation (HSL)31.91%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 50 · B 6A

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