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Recognised as Colour

#9C14AD

  • #9C14AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9C14AD is a magenta with RGB values 156, 20, 173 and HSL 293°, 79%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9C14AD#9C14AD
HEX#9C14AD
RGBrgb(156, 20, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0784, 0.6784
RGB percentages61.2%, 7.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(293.3, 79.3%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 88.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK9.8%, 88.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,228,909
CSS custom property--colour: #9C14AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#63EB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3360AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9E3A66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Purple · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.8Indigo · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25AD14
Analogous#5014AD, #AD1471
Triadic#AD9C14, #14AD9C
Split complementary#71AD14, #14AD50
Tetradic#AD5014, #25AD14, #1471AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E99AF3
Lighter +30%#E06CEE
Lighter +20%#D63EE9
Lighter +10%#C519DB
Darker −10%#730F7F
Darker −20%#4A0952
Darker −30%#200424
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC00C1
Less saturated −25%#892C95

Channel breakdown

R156
G20
B173
Red156 (61.2%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)79.27%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 14 · B AD

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