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Recognised as Colour

#9B28AF

  • #9B28AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9B28AF is a magenta with RGB values 155, 40, 175 and HSL 291°, 63%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9B28AF#9B28AF
HEX#9B28AF
RGBrgb(155, 40, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1569, 0.6863
RGB percentages60.8%, 15.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(291.1, 62.8%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 77.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK11.4%, 77.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,168,495
CSS custom property--colour: #9B28AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#64D750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3964ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9C446Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Purple · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Indigo · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CAF28
Analogous#5728AF, #AF2880
Triadic#AF9B28, #28AF9B
Split complementary#7FAF28, #28AF58
Tetradic#AF5828, #3CAF28, #2880AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6B5EE
Lighter +30%#D78BE5
Lighter +20%#C962DB
Lighter +10%#BB38D2
Darker −10%#761F85
Darker −20%#51155C
Darker −30%#2D0C32
Darker −40%#080209
More saturated +25%#AE0DCA
Less saturated −25%#884394

Channel breakdown

R155
G40
B175
Red155 (60.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue291.11°
Saturation (HSL)62.79%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 28 · B AF

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