Recognised as Colour

#9C1F70

#9C1F70
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C1F70 is a magenta with RGB values 156, 31, 112 and HSL 321°, 67%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C1F70#9C1F70

HEX#9C1F70

RGBrgb(156, 31, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1216, 0.4392

RGB percentages61.2%, 12.2%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(321.1, 66.8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 80.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 80.1%, 28.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,231,664

CSS custom property--colour: #9C1F70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#63E08F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#324872no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#585D6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A71A45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.7 Purple · ΔE 22 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2 Hot pink · ΔE 30.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 31 Orchid · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F9C4B

Analogous#8A1F9C, #9C1F31

Triadic#709C1F, #1F709C

Split complementary#319C1F, #1F9C8A

Tetradic#9C8A1F, #1F9C4B, #1F329C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EB9CCF

Lighter +30%#E371BB

Lighter +20%#DA47A6

Lighter +10%#C7278F

Darker −10%#711751

Darker −20%#470E33

Darker −30%#1C0614

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B30877

Less saturated −25%#853669

Channel breakdown

R156

G31

B112

Red156 (61.2%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue321.12°

Saturation (HSL)66.84%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 1F · B 70

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