Colour

#9E3869

#9E3869
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9E3869 is a red with RGB values 158, 56, 105 and HSL 331°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#9E3869

RGBrgb(158, 56, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2196, 0.4118

RGB percentages62%, 22%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(331.2, 47.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 64.6%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 64.6%, 33.5%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,369,129

CSS custom property--colour: #9E3869;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#61C796

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48526Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#646567no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AA314Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.1 Hot pink · ΔE 31.3 Indian red · ΔE 31.4 Purple · ΔE 34.1 Brown · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#389E6D

Analogous#9E389C, #9E3A38

Triadic#699E38, #38699E

Split complementary#389E3A, #389C9E

Tetradic#9C9E38, #389E6D, #3A389E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7BBD0

Lighter +30%#DA95B6

Lighter +20%#CC709C

Lighter +10%#BF4A82

Darker −10%#782B50

Darker −20%#531D37

Darker −30%#2D101E

Darker −40%#070305

More saturated +25%#B91D68

Less saturated −25%#83536A

Channel breakdown

R158

G56

B105

Red158 (62%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue331.18°

Saturation (HSL)47.66%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 38 · B 69

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