Colour

#9C2A75

#9C2A75
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C2A75 is a magenta with RGB values 156, 42, 117 and HSL 321°, 58%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#9C2A75

RGBrgb(156, 42, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1647, 0.4588

RGB percentages61.2%, 16.5%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(320.5, 57.6%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.5, 73.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 73.1%, 25%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,234,485

CSS custom property--colour: #9C2A75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1

Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#63D58A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#374D77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6072no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A6294Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7 Purple · ΔE 22.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.5 Hot pink · ΔE 30.2 Orchid · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A9C51

Analogous#8A2A9C, #9C2A3C

Triadic#759C2A, #2A759C

Split complementary#3C9C2A, #2A9C8A

Tetradic#9C8A2A, #2A9C51, #2A3C9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8AAD3

Lighter +30%#DD82BE

Lighter +20%#D25AA9

Lighter +10%#C43593

Darker −10%#741F57

Darker −20%#4C1439

Darker −30%#230A1B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B5117D

Less saturated −25%#83436D

Channel breakdown

R156

G42

B117

Red156 (61.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue320.53°

Saturation (HSL)57.58%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 2A · B 75

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