Recognised as Colour

#9F2057

#9F2057
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9F2057 is a red with RGB values 159, 32, 87 and HSL 334°, 66%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#9F2057

RGBrgb(159, 32, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1255, 0.3412

RGB percentages62.4%, 12.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(334, 66.5%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334, 79.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 79.9%, 45.3%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,428,503

CSS custom property--colour: #9F2057;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#60DFA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4658no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#605E54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AD0139no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9 Indian red · ΔE 29.6 Brown · ΔE 30.9 Hot pink · ΔE 32.7 Deep pink · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#209F68

Analogous#9F2097, #9F2820

Triadic#579F20, #20579F

Split complementary#209F28, #20979F

Tetradic#979F20, #209F68, #28209F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC9FC0

Lighter +30%#E375A5

Lighter +20%#DB4A89

Lighter +10%#C9296E

Darker −10%#751740

Darker −20%#4A0F29

Darker −30%#200611

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B70854

Less saturated −25%#87385A

Channel breakdown

R159

G32

B87

Red159 (62.4%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue334.02°

Saturation (HSL)66.49%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 20 · B 57

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