Recognised as Colour

#A9205F

#A9205F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A9205F is a red with RGB values 169, 32, 95 and HSL 332°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A9205F

RGBrgb(169, 32, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1255, 0.3725

RGB percentages66.3%, 12.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(332.4, 68.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.4, 81.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 81.1%, 43.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,083,871

CSS custom property--colour: #A9205F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#56DFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#414A60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#66645Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Tritanopia#B8003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4 Hot pink · ΔE 29.3 Indian red · ΔE 30.9 Deep pink · ΔE 32.3 Brown · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20A96A

Analogous#A920A4, #A92520

Triadic#5FA920, #205FA9

Split complementary#20A925, #20A4A9

Tetradic#A4A920, #20A96A, #2520A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEA7C8

Lighter +30%#E67CAD

Lighter +20%#DE5192

Lighter +10%#D42877

Darker −10%#7E1847

Darker −20%#53102F

Darker −30%#280817

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C2075D

Less saturated −25%#903961

Channel breakdown

R169

G32

B95

Red169 (66.3%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue332.41°

Saturation (HSL)68.16%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 20 · B 5F

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