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Recognised as Colour

#9C357D

  • #9C357D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C357D is a magenta with RGB values 156, 53, 125 and HSL 318°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C357D#9C357D
HEX#9C357D
RGBrgb(156, 53, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2078, 0.4902
RGB percentages61.2%, 20.8%, 49%
HSLhsl(318.1, 49.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 66%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 66%, 19.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,237,309
CSS custom property--colour: #9C357D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#63CA82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D537Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C647Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A53654no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 28.4Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#359C54
Analogous#88359C, #9C3549
Triadic#7D9C35, #357D9C
Split complementary#4A9C35, #359C88
Tetradic#9C8835, #359C54, #354A9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6B7D8
Lighter +30%#D991C4
Lighter +20%#CD6AAF
Lighter +10%#C0449B
Darker −10%#76285E
Darker −20%#501B40
Darker −30%#2A0E21
Darker −40%#040103
More saturated +25%#B61B87
Less saturated −25%#824F73

Channel breakdown

R156
G53
B125
Red156 (61.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue318.06°
Saturation (HSL)49.28%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 35 · B 7D

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