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Recognised as Colour

#9B3575

  • #9B3575
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#9B3575 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 53, 117 and HSL 322°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9B3575#9B3575
HEX#9B3575
RGBrgb(155, 53, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2078, 0.4588
RGB percentages60.8%, 20.8%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(322.4, 49%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 65.8%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 65.8%, 24.5%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,171,765
CSS custom property--colour: #9B3575;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#64CA8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405177no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D6373no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A53350no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Purple · ΔE 26Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2Dark magenta · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 30.6Orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#359B5B
Analogous#8E359B, #9B3542
Triadic#759B35, #35759B
Split complementary#429B35, #359B8E
Tetradic#9B8E35, #359B5B, #35429B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6B6D4
Lighter +30%#D990BE
Lighter +20%#CC6AA7
Lighter +10%#BF4491
Darker −10%#752858
Darker −20%#4F1B3C
Darker −30%#290E1F
Darker −40%#030102
More saturated +25%#B51B7C
Less saturated −25%#814F6E

Channel breakdown

R155
G53
B117
Red155 (60.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue322.35°
Saturation (HSL)49.04%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 35 · B 75

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