Recognised as Colour

#A9265C

#A9265C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A9265C is a red with RGB values 169, 38, 92 and HSL 335°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A9265C

RGBrgb(169, 38, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.149, 0.3608

RGB percentages66.3%, 14.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(335.3, 63.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.3, 77.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 77.5%, 45.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,085,404

CSS custom property--colour: #A9265C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#56D9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#686559no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B8093Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 27.8 Brown · ΔE 30.2 Hot pink · ΔE 30.3 Deep pink · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26A973

Analogous#A9269D, #A93226

Triadic#5CA926, #265CA9

Split complementary#26A932, #269DA9

Tetradic#9EA926, #26A973, #3226A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDAEC8

Lighter +30%#E385AC

Lighter +20%#DA5B8F

Lighter +10%#D13173

Darker −10%#7F1D45

Darker −20%#56132F

Darker −30%#2C0A18

Darker −40%#020101

More saturated +25%#C30C57

Less saturated −25%#8F4061

Channel breakdown

R169

G38

B92

Red169 (66.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue335.27°

Saturation (HSL)63.29%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 26 · B 5C

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