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Recognised as Colour

#A32559

  • #A32559
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A32559 is a red with RGB values 163, 37, 89 and HSL 335°, 63%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A32559#A32559
HEX#A32559
RGBrgb(163, 37, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.1451, 0.349
RGB percentages63.9%, 14.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(335.2, 63%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 77.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 77.3%, 45.4%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,691,929
CSS custom property--colour: #A32559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#5CDAA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42495Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#646156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B10B3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 28.1Brown · ΔE 30Hot pink · ΔE 31.9Light coral · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25A36F
Analogous#A32598, #A33025
Triadic#59A325, #2559A3
Split complementary#25A330, #2598A3
Tetradic#98A325, #25A36F, #3025A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBA9C4
Lighter +30%#E27FA8
Lighter +20%#D9558C
Lighter +10%#CD2E70
Darker −10%#791C42
Darker −20%#50122C
Darker −30%#260915
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC0C55
Less saturated −25%#8A3E5D

Channel breakdown

R163
G37
B89
Red163 (63.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue335.24°
Saturation (HSL)63%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 25 · B 59

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