Colour

#9A40A9

#9A40A9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9A40A9 is a magenta with RGB values 154, 64, 169 and HSL 291°, 45%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9A40A9

RGBrgb(154, 64, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.251, 0.6627

RGB percentages60.4%, 25.1%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(291.4, 45.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 62.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK8.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,109,097

CSS custom property--colour: #9A40A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#65BF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2960ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C6AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9C506Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7 Purple · ΔE 15.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FA940

Analogous#6540A9, #A94084

Triadic#A99A40, #40A99A

Split complementary#84A940, #40A965

Tetradic#A96540, #4FA940, #4084A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6CAEB

Lighter +30%#D5A5DD

Lighter +20%#C480CF

Lighter +10%#B25BC1

Darker −10%#783284

Darker −20%#57245F

Darker −30%#35163A

Darker −40%#130815

More saturated +25%#AF23C6

Less saturated −25%#855D8C

Channel breakdown

R154

G64

B169

Red154 (60.4%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue291.43°

Saturation (HSL)45.06%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 40 · B A9

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