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Recognised as Colour

#9A517C

  • #9A517C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9A517C is a magenta with RGB values 154, 81, 124 and HSL 325°, 31%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9A517C#9A517C
HEX#9A517C
RGBrgb(154, 81, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3176, 0.4863
RGB percentages60.4%, 31.8%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(324.7, 31.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.7, 47.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 19.5%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,113,404
CSS custom property--colour: #9A517C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#65AE83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57627Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A6E7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A25061no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 31.1Rosy brown · ΔE 32Hot pink · ΔE 35.2Indian red · ΔE 35.2Medium violet red · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#519A6F
Analogous#93519A, #9A5158
Triadic#7C9A51, #517C9A
Split complementary#589A51, #519A93
Tetradic#9A9351, #519A6F, #51589A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D0DD
Lighter +30%#D5AFC5
Lighter +20%#C38EAD
Lighter +10%#B26C95
Darker −10%#793F61
Darker −20%#572E46
Darker −30%#361C2B
Darker −40%#140B10
More saturated +25%#B73481
Less saturated −25%#7D6E77

Channel breakdown

R154
G81
B124
Red154 (60.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue324.66°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 51 · B 7C

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