Colour

#9A3398

#9A3398
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#9A3398 is a magenta with RGB values 154, 51, 152 and HSL 301°, 50%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9A3398

RGBrgb(154, 51, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.2, 0.5961

RGB percentages60.4%, 20%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(301.2, 50.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 66.9%, 60.4%)

CMYK0%, 66.9%, 1.3%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,105,752

CSS custom property--colour: #9A3398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#65CC67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26579Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E6495no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9F4061no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 11.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 22.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#339A35

Analogous#69339A, #9A3365

Triadic#989A33, #33989A

Split complementary#659A33, #339A68

Tetradic#9A6833, #339A35, #33659A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6B3E5

Lighter +30%#D98DD8

Lighter +20%#CC67CB

Lighter +10%#C040BD

Darker −10%#742672

Darker −20%#4D1A4C

Darker −30%#270D27

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#B419B1

Less saturated −25%#804D7F

Channel breakdown

R154

G51

B152

Red154 (60.4%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue301.17°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9A · G 33 · B 98

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