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Recognised as Colour

#9C306A

  • #9C306A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C306A is a magenta with RGB values 156, 48, 106 and HSL 328°, 53%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C306A#9C306A
HEX#9C306A
RGBrgb(156, 48, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1882, 0.4157
RGB percentages61.2%, 18.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(327.8, 52.9%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.8, 69.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 69.2%, 32.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,236,010
CSS custom property--colour: #9C306A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#63CF95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414E6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6167no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A82A49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.9Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Purple · ΔE 30.1Hot pink · ΔE 30.8Dark magenta · ΔE 32.7Indian red · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#309C62
Analogous#98309C, #9C3034
Triadic#6A9C30, #306A9C
Split complementary#349C30, #309C98
Tetradic#9C9830, #309C62, #30349C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7B1CE
Lighter +30%#DB8AB5
Lighter +20%#CF639D
Lighter +10%#C33C84
Darker −10%#75244F
Darker −20%#4E1835
Darker −30%#270C1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B6176C
Less saturated −25%#834A68

Channel breakdown

R156
G48
B106
Red156 (61.2%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue327.78°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 30 · B 6A

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