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Recognised as Colour

#9F496C

  • #9F496C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9F496C is a red with RGB values 159, 73, 108 and HSL 336°, 37%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9F496C#9F496C
HEX#9F496C
RGBrgb(159, 73, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2863, 0.4235
RGB percentages62.4%, 28.6%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(335.6, 37.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 54.1%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 54.1%, 32.1%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,439,020
CSS custom property--colour: #9F496C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#60B693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565C6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6C6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AA4456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8Indian red · ΔE 27.7Rosy brown · ΔE 32Light coral · ΔE 32.4Medium violet red · ΔE 33.7Hot pink · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#499F7C
Analogous#9F4997, #9F5149
Triadic#6C9F49, #496C9F
Split complementary#499F51, #49979F
Tetradic#979F49, #499F7C, #51499F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8CCD7
Lighter +30%#D8A9BC
Lighter +20%#C886A1
Lighter +10%#B86386
Darker −10%#7C3954
Darker −20%#59293D
Darker −30%#361925
Darker −40%#13090D
More saturated +25%#BC2C67
Less saturated −25%#826671

Channel breakdown

R159
G73
B108
Red159 (62.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue335.58°
Saturation (HSL)37.07%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 49 · B 6C

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