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Recognised as Colour

#9C2553

  • #9C2553
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C2553 is a red with RGB values 156, 37, 83 and HSL 337°, 62%, 38%. 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

#9C2553#9C2553
HEX#9C2553
RGBrgb(156, 37, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1451, 0.3255
RGB percentages61.2%, 14.5%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(336.8, 61.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.8, 76.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 46.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,233,171
CSS custom property--colour: #9C2553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#63DAAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414654no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#615D50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA0D39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3Indian red · ΔE 27.2Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6Brown · ΔE 28.3Hot pink · ΔE 34.6Firebrick · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#259C6E
Analogous#9C258F, #9C3325
Triadic#539C25, #25539C
Split complementary#259C33, #258F9C
Tetradic#8F9C25, #259C6E, #32259C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9A4BF
Lighter +30%#E07AA2
Lighter +20%#D65184
Lighter +10%#C52F69
Darker −10%#731B3D
Darker −20%#4A1127
Darker −30%#200811
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B40D4E
Less saturated −25%#843D58

Channel breakdown

R156
G37
B83
Red156 (61.2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue336.81°
Saturation (HSL)61.66%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 25 · B 53

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