Recognised as Colour

#9A42AE

#9A42AE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9A42AE is a violet with RGB values 154, 66, 174 and HSL 289°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9A42AE

RGBrgb(154, 66, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.2588, 0.6824

RGB percentages60.4%, 25.9%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(288.9, 45%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 62.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK11.5%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,109,614

CSS custom property--colour: #9A42AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#65BD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2762B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A6BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9B5472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8 Purple · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56AE42

Analogous#6442AE, #AE428C

Triadic#AE9A42, #42AE9A

Split complementary#8CAE42, #42AE64

Tetradic#AE6442, #56AE42, #428CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7CFED

Lighter +30%#D5AADF

Lighter +20%#C385D1

Lighter +10%#B160C3

Darker −10%#793489

Darker −20%#592664

Darker −30%#38183F

Darker −40%#170A1A

More saturated +25%#AD24CC

Less saturated −25%#876090

Channel breakdown

R154

G66

B174

Red154 (60.4%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue288.89°

Saturation (HSL)45%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 42 · B AE

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