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Recognised as Colour

#946E8D

  • #946E8D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#946E8D is a magenta with RGB values 148, 110, 141 and HSL 311°, 15%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#946E8D#946E8D
HEX#946E8D
RGBrgb(148, 110, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.4314, 0.5529
RGB percentages58%, 43.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(311.1, 15.1%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 25.7%, 58%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 4.7%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,727,629
CSS custom property--colour: #946E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#6B9172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E778Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#767C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#987079no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Plum · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E9475
Analogous#886E94, #946E7A
Triadic#8D946E, #6E8D94
Split complementary#7A946E, #6E9488
Tetradic#94886E, #6E9475, #6E7A94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE3E9
Lighter +30%#D5C6D2
Lighter +20%#BFA9BB
Lighter +10%#AA8BA4
Darker −10%#775871
Darker −20%#5A4255
Darker −30%#3C2D39
Darker −40%#1F171E
More saturated +25%#B34EA1
Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R148
G110
B141
Red148 (58%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue311.05°
Saturation (HSL)15.08%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 94 · G 6E · B 8D

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