Recognised as Colour

#9A6D8D

#9A6D8D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9A6D8D is a magenta with RGB values 154, 109, 141 and HSL 317°, 18%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9A6D8D#9A6D8D

HEX#9A6D8D

RGBrgb(154, 109, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4275, 0.5529

RGB percentages60.4%, 42.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(317.3, 18.2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 29.2%, 60.4%)

CMYK0%, 29.2%, 8.4%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,120,589

CSS custom property--colour: #9A6D8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#659272

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E778Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#797D8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9F6E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D9A7A

Analogous#906D9A, #9A6D77

Triadic#8D9A6D, #6D8D9A

Split complementary#779A6D, #6D9A90

Tetradic#9A906D, #6D9A7A, #6D779A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE6EB

Lighter +30%#D9C7D4

Lighter +20%#C4A9BC

Lighter +10%#AF8BA5

Darker −10%#7D5772

Darker −20%#5F4257

Darker −30%#412D3B

Darker −40%#231820

More saturated +25%#B94E9A

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R154

G109

B141

Red154 (60.4%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue317.33°

Saturation (HSL)18.22%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9A · G 6D · B 8D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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