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Recognised as Colour

#9640A5

  • #9640A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#9640A5 is a magenta with RGB values 150, 64, 165 and HSL 291°, 44%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#9640A5#9640A5
HEX#9640A5
RGBrgb(150, 64, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.251, 0.6471
RGB percentages58.8%, 25.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(291.1, 44.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 61.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK9.1%, 61.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,846,949
CSS custom property--colour: #9640A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#69BF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A5EA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B68A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#97506Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 15.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Orchid · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FA540
Analogous#6440A5, #A54081
Triadic#A59640, #40A596
Split complementary#82A540, #40A563
Tetradic#A56340, #4FA540, #4081A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4C8E9
Lighter +30%#D3A3DB
Lighter +20%#C17ECD
Lighter +10%#B059BF
Darker −10%#753280
Darker −20%#53235C
Darker −30%#321537
Darker −40%#100712
More saturated +25%#AA23C2
Less saturated −25%#825D88

Channel breakdown

R150
G64
B165
Red150 (58.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue291.09°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 40 · B A5

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