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Recognised as Colour

#9C166F

  • #9C166F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C166F is a magenta with RGB values 156, 22, 111 and HSL 320°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C166F#9C166F
HEX#9C166F
RGBrgb(156, 22, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0863, 0.4353
RGB percentages61.2%, 8.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(320.1, 75.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 85.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 85.9%, 28.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,229,359
CSS custom property--colour: #9C166F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#63E990

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4571no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#565C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A70F43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.4Purple · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 23Hot pink · ΔE 30.9Pale violetred · ΔE 32.8Orchid · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#169C43
Analogous#86169C, #9C162C
Triadic#6F9C16, #166F9C
Split complementary#2C9C16, #169C86
Tetradic#9C8616, #169C43, #162C9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF8FCF
Lighter +30%#E962BC
Lighter +20%#E335A8
Lighter +10%#C91C8F
Darker −10%#6F104F
Darker −20%#43092F
Darker −30%#160310
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B20076
Less saturated −25%#862C68

Channel breakdown

R156
G22
B111
Red156 (61.2%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue320.15°
Saturation (HSL)75.28%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 16 · B 6F

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