Recognised as Colour

#9C1952

#9C1952
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C1952 is a red with RGB values 156, 25, 82 and HSL 334°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C1952#9C1952

HEX#9C1952

RGBrgb(156, 25, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.098, 0.3216

RGB percentages61.2%, 9.8%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(333.9, 72.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.9, 84%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 84%, 47.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,230,098

CSS custom property--colour: #9C1952;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#63E6AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4253no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5B4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AA0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 25 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5 Indian red · ΔE 29.8 Brown · ΔE 30 Hot pink · ΔE 34.2 Firebrick · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#199C63

Analogous#9C1994, #9C2119

Triadic#529C19, #19529C

Split complementary#199C21, #19949C

Tetradic#949C19, #199C63, #21199C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EE93BB

Lighter +30%#E7679F

Lighter +20%#E03B83

Lighter +10%#C82069

Darker −10%#70123B

Darker −20%#440B24

Darker −30%#18040D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B3024F

Less saturated −25%#853055

Channel breakdown

R156

G25

B82

Red156 (61.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue333.89°

Saturation (HSL)72.38%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 19 · B 52

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