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Recognised as Colour

#9408B0

  • #9408B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9408B0 is a magenta with RGB values 148, 8, 176 and HSL 290°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9408B0#9408B0
HEX#9408B0
RGBrgb(148, 8, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.0314, 0.6902
RGB percentages58%, 3.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(290, 91.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 95.5%, 69%)
CMYK15.9%, 95.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,701,552
CSS custom property--colour: #9408B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#6BF74F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C5BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#943B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24B008
Analogous#4008B0, #B00878
Triadic#B09408, #08B094
Split complementary#78B008, #08B040
Tetradic#B04008, #24B008, #0878B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E78AFA
Lighter +30%#DD5AF7
Lighter +20%#D329F5
Lighter +10%#BD0AE1
Darker −10%#6B067F
Darker −20%#42044E
Darker −30%#19011E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9900B8
Less saturated −25%#851F99

Channel breakdown

R148
G8
B176
Red148 (58%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 08 · B B0

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