Colour

#9F5C71

#9F5C71
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9F5C71 is a red with RGB values 159, 92, 113 and HSL 341°, 27%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9F5C71#9F5C71

HEX#9F5C71

RGBrgb(159, 92, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3608, 0.4431

RGB percentages62.4%, 36.1%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(341.2, 26.7%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.2, 42.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 42.1%, 28.9%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,443,889

CSS custom property--colour: #9F5C71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#60A38E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666972no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#767570no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A95863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9 Indian red · ΔE 27.2 Light coral · ΔE 30 Dim grey · ΔE 30.2 Gray · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C9F8A

Analogous#9F5C92, #9F695C

Triadic#719F5C, #5C719F

Split complementary#5C9F69, #5C929F

Tetradic#939F5C, #5C9F8A, #695C9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDCE1

Lighter +30%#D8BCC5

Lighter +20%#C59CA9

Lighter +10%#B37B8D

Darker −10%#7F495A

Darker −20%#5E3743

Darker −30%#3E242C

Darker −40%#1E1115

More saturated +25%#BE3D65

Less saturated −25%#807B7D

Channel breakdown

R159

G92

B113

Red159 (62.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue341.19°

Saturation (HSL)26.69%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 5C · B 71

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