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Recognised as Colour

#9C386C

  • #9C386C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C386C is a magenta with RGB values 156, 56, 108 and HSL 329°, 47%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9C386C#9C386C
HEX#9C386C
RGBrgb(156, 56, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2196, 0.4235
RGB percentages61.2%, 22%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(328.8, 47.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 64.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 64.1%, 30.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,238,060
CSS custom property--colour: #9C386C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#63C793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46526Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#62646Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A7334Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7Hot pink · ΔE 31.3Purple · ΔE 32.2Indian red · ΔE 33.5Dark magenta · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#389C68
Analogous#9A389C, #9C383A
Triadic#6C9C38, #386C9C
Split complementary#3A9C38, #389C9A
Tetradic#9C9A38, #389C68, #383A9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6BAD1
Lighter +30%#D994B8
Lighter +20%#CB6F9F
Lighter +10%#BE4986
Darker −10%#762B52
Darker −20%#511D38
Darker −30%#2B101E
Darker −40%#060204
More saturated +25%#B71D6D
Less saturated −25%#82526B

Channel breakdown

R156
G56
B108
Red156 (61.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue328.8°
Saturation (HSL)47.17%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 38 · B 6C

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