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Recognised as Colour

#9B6991

  • #9B6991
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9B6991 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 105, 145 and HSL 312°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9B6991#9B6991
HEX#9B6991
RGBrgb(155, 105, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4118, 0.5686
RGB percentages60.8%, 41.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(312, 20%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 32.3%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 32.3%, 6.5%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,185,105
CSS custom property--colour: #9B6991;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#64966E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697593no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#757C8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A06B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 24.7Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Rosy brown · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Gray · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 24.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#699B73
Analogous#8C699B, #9B6978
Triadic#919B69, #69919B
Split complementary#789B69, #699B8C
Tetradic#9B8C69, #699B73, #69789B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3EB
Lighter +30%#D8C5D4
Lighter +20%#C4A6BE
Lighter +10%#AF88A7
Darker −10%#7D5475
Darker −20%#5F3F58
Darker −30%#402B3C
Darker −40%#22161F
More saturated +25%#BA4AA4
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R155
G105
B145
Red155 (60.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 69 · B 91

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