Colour

#A90053

#A90053
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A90053 is a red with RGB values 169, 0, 83 and HSL 331°, 100%, 33%. 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#A90053

RGBrgb(169, 0, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0, 0.3255

RGB percentages66.3%, 0%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(330.5, 100%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.5, 100%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 50.9%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,075,667

CSS custom property--colour: #A90053;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#56FFAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A4254no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#635F4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B9002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.7 Brown · ΔE 30.5 Deep pink · ΔE 31.1 Indian red · ΔE 31.2 Hot pink · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A956

Analogous#A900A7, #A90100

Triadic#53A900, #0053A9

Split complementary#00A901, #00A7A9

Tetradic#A7A900, #00A956, #0200A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF76B9

Lighter +30%#FF439F

Lighter +20%#FF1085

Lighter +10%#DC006C

Darker −10%#76003A

Darker −20%#430021

Darker −30%#100008

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A90053

Less saturated −25%#941553

Channel breakdown

R169

B83

Red169 (66.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue330.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 00 · B 53

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