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Recognised as Colour

#9B2690

  • #9B2690
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9B2690 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 38, 144 and HSL 306°, 61%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9B2690#9B2690
HEX#9B2690
RGBrgb(155, 38, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.149, 0.5647
RGB percentages60.8%, 14.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(305.6, 60.6%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 75.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 75.5%, 7.1%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,167,952
CSS custom property--colour: #9B2690;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#64D96F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E5093no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D608Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A23359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.6Purple · ΔE 9.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Medium violet red · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#269B31
Analogous#6B269B, #9B2656
Triadic#909B26, #26909B
Split complementary#569B26, #269B6C
Tetradic#9B6B26, #269B31, #26559B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9A4E2
Lighter +30%#DF7BD5
Lighter +20%#D552C8
Lighter +10%#C430B6
Darker −10%#721C6A
Darker −20%#491244
Darker −30%#20081E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B30EA4
Less saturated −25%#833E7C

Channel breakdown

R155
G38
B144
Red155 (60.8%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue305.64°
Saturation (HSL)60.62%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 26 · B 90

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