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Recognised as Colour

#9E2F54

  • #9E2F54
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9E2F54 is a red with RGB values 158, 47, 84 and HSL 340°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9E2F54#9E2F54
HEX#9E2F54
RGBrgb(158, 47, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1843, 0.3294
RGB percentages62%, 18.4%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(340, 54.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 70.3%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 70.3%, 46.8%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,366,804
CSS custom property--colour: #9E2F54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#61D0AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474B55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#656151no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AC1E3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3Indian red · ΔE 24.1Brown · ΔE 26.4Medium violet red · ΔE 30.5Light coral · ΔE 32.8Firebrick · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 23.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F9E79
Analogous#9E2F8B, #9E422F
Triadic#549E2F, #2F549E
Split complementary#2F9E41, #2F8C9E
Tetradic#8C9E2F, #2F9E79, #422F9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8B1C3
Lighter +30%#DC8AA5
Lighter +20%#D06387
Lighter +10%#C53B69
Darker −10%#77233F
Darker −20%#4F182A
Darker −30%#280C15
Darker −40%#010000
More saturated +25%#B8154B
Less saturated −25%#84495D

Channel breakdown

R158
G47
B84
Red158 (62%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)54.15%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 2F · B 54

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