Colour

#9C2856

#9C2856
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C2856 is a red with RGB values 156, 40, 86 and HSL 336°, 59%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9C2856#9C2856

HEX#9C2856

RGBrgb(156, 40, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1569, 0.3373

RGB percentages61.2%, 15.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(336.2, 59.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 74.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 74.4%, 44.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,233,942

CSS custom property--colour: #9C2856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#63D7A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424857no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#615E53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A9153Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.7 Brown · ΔE 29.5 Hot pink · ΔE 34.1 Light coral · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#289C6E

Analogous#9C2890, #9C3428

Triadic#569C28, #28569C

Split complementary#289C34, #28909C

Tetradic#909C28, #289C6E, #34289C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9A7C1

Lighter +30%#DE7FA5

Lighter +20%#D45688

Lighter +10%#C5326C

Darker −10%#731E40

Darker −20%#4B1329

Darker −30%#220913

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B51051

Less saturated −25%#84415B

Channel breakdown

R156

G40

B86

Red156 (61.2%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue336.21°

Saturation (HSL)59.18%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 28 · B 56

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