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Recognised as Colour

#917C8F

  • #917C8F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#917C8F is a magenta with RGB values 145, 124, 143 and HSL 306°, 9%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#917C8F#917C8F
HEX#917C8F
RGBrgb(145, 124, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4863, 0.5608
RGB percentages56.9%, 48.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(305.7, 8.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 14.5%, 56.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 1.4%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,534,607
CSS custom property--colour: #917C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#6E8370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8190no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#80838Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#937D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dim grey · ΔE 17Rosy brown · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C917E
Analogous#887C91, #917C85
Triadic#8F917C, #7C8F91
Split complementary#85917C, #7C9189
Tetradic#91897C, #7C917E, #7C8591

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEBEE
Lighter +30%#D7CFD6
Lighter +20%#C0B3BE
Lighter +10%#A898A7
Darker −10%#766475
Darker −20%#5B4C59
Darker −30%#3F353E
Darker −40%#231E23
More saturated +25%#AF5EA7
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R145
G124
B143
Red145 (56.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue305.71°
Saturation (HSL)8.71%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 91 · G 7C · B 8F

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