Colour

#9C2356

#9C2356
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C2356 is a red with RGB values 156, 35, 86 and HSL 335°, 63%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#9C2356

RGBrgb(156, 35, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1373, 0.3373

RGB percentages61.2%, 13.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(334.7, 63.4%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 77.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 77.6%, 44.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,232,662

CSS custom property--colour: #9C2356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#63DCA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5D53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Tritanopia#AA0B39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7 Indian red · ΔE 29.1 Brown · ΔE 30.6 Hot pink · ΔE 33.7 Light coral · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#239C69

Analogous#9C2393, #9C2C23

Triadic#569C23, #23569C

Split complementary#239C2C, #23939C

Tetradic#939C23, #239C69, #2C239C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAA1C0

Lighter +30%#E177A4

Lighter +20%#D74E88

Lighter +10%#C62C6D

Darker −10%#721A3F

Darker −20%#491028

Darker −30%#1F0711

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B40B52

Less saturated −25%#843B5A

Channel breakdown

R156

G35

B86

Red156 (61.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue334.71°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 23 · B 56

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