Colour

#9B5B8F

#9B5B8F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9B5B8F is a magenta with RGB values 155, 91, 143 and HSL 311°, 26%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9B5B8F#9B5B8F

HEX#9B5B8F

RGBrgb(155, 91, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3569, 0.5608

RGB percentages60.8%, 35.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(311.3, 26%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 41.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 41.3%, 7.7%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,181,519

CSS custom property--colour: #9B5B8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#64A470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B6B91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B748Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A15E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25 Plum · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7 Orchid · ΔE 31 Medium purple · ΔE 33.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B9B67

Analogous#875B9B, #9B5B6F

Triadic#8F9B5B, #5B8F9B

Split complementary#6F9B5B, #5B9B87

Tetradic#9B875B, #5B9B67, #5B6F9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9D9E6

Lighter +30%#D6B9D1

Lighter +20%#C399BB

Lighter +10%#B079A6

Darker −10%#7B4871

Darker −20%#5B3554

Darker −30%#3B2236

Darker −40%#1A1018

More saturated +25%#BA3CA2

Less saturated −25%#7C7A7C

Channel breakdown

R155

G91

B143

Red155 (60.8%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue311.25°

Saturation (HSL)26.02%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 5B · B 8F

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Colour values

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