Colour

#9D3159

#9D3159
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9D3159 is a red with RGB values 157, 49, 89 and HSL 338°, 52%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#9D3159

RGBrgb(157, 49, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1922, 0.349

RGB percentages61.6%, 19.2%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(337.8, 52.4%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 68.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 43.3%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,301,785

CSS custom property--colour: #9D3159;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#62CEA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474C5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#646156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AA2341no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7 Indian red · ΔE 26 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2 Brown · ΔE 29.2 Light coral · ΔE 33.9 Hot pink · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#319D75

Analogous#9D318F, #9D3F31

Triadic#599D31, #31599D

Split complementary#319D3F, #318F9D

Tetradic#8F9D31, #319D75, #3F319D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7B3C6

Lighter +30%#DB8CA9

Lighter +20%#CF658C

Lighter +10%#C33E6F

Darker −10%#762543

Darker −20%#4F192D

Darker −30%#280D17

Darker −40%#020001

More saturated +25%#B71752

Less saturated −25%#834B60

Channel breakdown

R157

G49

B89

Red157 (61.6%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue337.78°

Saturation (HSL)52.43%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 31 · B 59

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