Colour

#9C345B

#9C345B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C345B is a red with RGB values 156, 52, 91 and HSL 338°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9C345B#9C345B

HEX#9C345B

RGBrgb(156, 52, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2039, 0.3569

RGB percentages61.2%, 20.4%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(337.5, 50%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 66.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 41.7%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,237,019

CSS custom property--colour: #9C345B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#63CBA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484E5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#646259no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A92844no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.8 Brown · ΔE 30.2 Light coral · ΔE 33.9 Hot pink · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#349C75

Analogous#9C348F, #9C4134

Triadic#5B9C34, #345B9C

Split complementary#349C41, #348F9C

Tetradic#8F9C34, #349C75, #41349C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7B6C8

Lighter +30%#DA8FAB

Lighter +20%#CD698E

Lighter +10%#C04372

Darker −10%#762745

Darker −20%#501A2E

Darker −30%#290E18

Darker −40%#030102

More saturated +25%#B61A55

Less saturated −25%#824E62

Channel breakdown

R156

G52

B91

Red156 (61.2%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue337.5°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 34 · B 5B

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