Colour

#9B6CA2

#9B6CA2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9B6CA2 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 108, 162 and HSL 292°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9B6CA2

RGBrgb(155, 108, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4235, 0.6353

RGB percentages60.8%, 42.4%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(292.2, 22.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 33.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK4.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,185,890

CSS custom property--colour: #9B6CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#64935D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6679A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#727EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9D7280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6 Medium purple · ΔE 29.8 Orchid · ΔE 31.7 Slate grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73A26C

Analogous#806CA2, #A26C8E

Triadic#A29B6C, #6CA29B

Split complementary#8EA26C, #6CA280

Tetradic#A2806C, #73A26C, #6C8EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E9F1

Lighter +30%#DBCADD

Lighter +20%#C5AACA

Lighter +10%#B08BB6

Darker −10%#805586

Darker −20%#624167

Darker −30%#442D48

Darker −40%#271A28

More saturated +25%#B14EC0

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R155

G108

B162

Red155 (60.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue292.22°

Saturation (HSL)22.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 6C · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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