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Recognised as Colour

#9C19AE

  • #9C19AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9C19AE is a magenta with RGB values 156, 25, 174 and HSL 293°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9C19AE#9C19AE
HEX#9C19AE
RGBrgb(156, 25, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.098, 0.6824
RGB percentages61.2%, 9.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(292.8, 74.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 85.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 85.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,230,190
CSS custom property--colour: #9C19AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#63E651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3461ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9E3C67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Purple · ΔE 17.9Dark violet · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BAE19
Analogous#5119AE, #AE1976
Triadic#AE9C19, #19AE9C
Split complementary#76AE19, #19AE51
Tetradic#AE5119, #2BAE19, #1976AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8A1F2
Lighter +30%#DD75EB
Lighter +20%#D248E5
Lighter +10%#C41FDB
Darker −10%#741381
Darker −20%#4C0C55
Darker −30%#240628
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AF00C7
Less saturated −25%#893295

Channel breakdown

R156
G25
B174
Red156 (61.2%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue292.75°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 19 · B AE

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