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Recognised as Colour

#9C2DAA

  • #9C2DAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9C2DAA is a magenta with RGB values 156, 45, 170 and HSL 293°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9C2DAA#9C2DAA
HEX#9C2DAA
RGBrgb(156, 45, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1765, 0.6667
RGB percentages61.2%, 17.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(293.3, 58.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 73.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK8.2%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,235,306
CSS custom property--colour: #9C2DAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#63D255

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4165A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9E4469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Purple · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BAA2D
Analogous#5E2DAA, #AA2D7A
Triadic#AA9C2D, #2DAA9C
Split complementary#7AAA2D, #2DAA5D
Tetradic#AA5D2D, #3BAA2D, #2D7AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6B7EC
Lighter +30%#D88FE1
Lighter +20%#CA66D7
Lighter +10%#BC3ECC
Darker −10%#772282
Darker −20%#521859
Darker −30%#2D0D31
Darker −40%#080209
More saturated +25%#B112C5
Less saturated −25%#87488F

Channel breakdown

R156
G45
B170
Red156 (61.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue293.28°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 2D · B AA

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