Colour

#9C2E86

#9C2E86
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#9C2E86 is a magenta with RGB values 156, 46, 134 and HSL 312°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9C2E86

RGBrgb(156, 46, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1804, 0.5255

RGB percentages61.2%, 18%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(312, 54.5%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 70.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 70.5%, 14.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,235,526

CSS custom property--colour: #9C2E86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#63D179

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#315189no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#556283no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A43456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 15.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 25.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E9C44

Analogous#7B2E9C, #9C2E4F

Triadic#869C2E, #2E869C

Split complementary#4F9C2E, #2E9C7B

Tetradic#9C7B2E, #2E9C44, #2E4F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7AFDC

Lighter +30%#DC87CB

Lighter +20%#D060BA

Lighter +10%#C33AA8

Darker −10%#752264

Darker −20%#4D1742

Darker −30%#260B21

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B51595

Less saturated −25%#834777

Channel breakdown

R156

G46

B134

Red156 (61.2%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)54.46%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 2E · B 86

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