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Recognised as Colour

#9B1DB2

  • #9B1DB2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9B1DB2 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 29, 178 and HSL 291°, 72%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9B1DB2#9B1DB2
HEX#9B1DB2
RGBrgb(155, 29, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1137, 0.698
RGB percentages60.8%, 11.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(290.7, 72%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 83.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK12.9%, 83.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,165,682
CSS custom property--colour: #9B1DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#64E24D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3062AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C406Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.1Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34B21D
Analogous#501DB2, #B21D7F
Triadic#B29B1D, #1DB29B
Split complementary#7FB21D, #1DB251
Tetradic#B2511D, #34B21D, #1D7FB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6AAF1
Lighter +30%#D97EEA
Lighter +20%#CD52E3
Lighter +10%#C026DC
Darker −10%#751686
Darker −20%#4F0F5A
Darker −30%#28082E
Darker −40%#020003
More saturated +25%#AD03CC
Less saturated −25%#893798

Channel breakdown

R155
G29
B178
Red155 (60.8%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue290.74°
Saturation (HSL)71.98%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 1D · B B2

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