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Colour

#9C33AF

  • #9C33AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9C33AF is a magenta with RGB values 156, 51, 175 and HSL 291°, 55%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9C33AF#9C33AF
HEX#9C33AF
RGBrgb(156, 51, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2, 0.6863
RGB percentages61.2%, 20%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(290.8, 54.9%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 70.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK10.9%, 70.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,236,847
CSS custom property--colour: #9C33AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#63CC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4167ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9D4A6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 11.8Purple · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46AF33
Analogous#5E33AF, #AF3384
Triadic#AF9C33, #33AF9C
Split complementary#84AF33, #33AF5E
Tetradic#AF5E33, #46AF33, #3384AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6C1ED
Lighter +30%#D69AE1
Lighter +20%#C772D6
Lighter +10%#B74BCA
Darker −10%#792788
Darker −20%#561C60
Darker −30%#321039
Darker −40%#0F0511
More saturated +25%#B017CB
Less saturated −25%#884F93

Channel breakdown

R156
G51
B175
Red156 (61.2%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue290.81°
Saturation (HSL)54.87%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 33 · B AF

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