Colour

#9C3F7E

#9C3F7E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C3F7E is a magenta with RGB values 156, 63, 126 and HSL 319°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C3F7E#9C3F7E

HEX#9C3F7E

RGBrgb(156, 63, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2471, 0.4941

RGB percentages61.2%, 24.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(319.4, 42.5%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 59.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 59.6%, 19.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,239,870

CSS custom property--colour: #9C3F7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#63C081

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#455880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#60677Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A54059no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.7 Purple · ΔE 26.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.3 Hot pink · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 25.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F9C5D

Analogous#8C3F9C, #9C3F4F

Triadic#7E9C3F, #3F7E9C

Split complementary#4F9C3F, #3F9C8C

Tetradic#9C8C3F, #3F9C5D, #3F4F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6C1DA

Lighter +30%#D79DC4

Lighter +20%#C978AF

Lighter +10%#BA5499

Darker −10%#783061

Darker −20%#532243

Darker −30%#2F1326

Darker −40%#0B0409

More saturated +25%#B72488

Less saturated −25%#815A74

Channel breakdown

R156

G63

B126

Red156 (61.2%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue319.35°

Saturation (HSL)42.47%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 3F · B 7E

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Colour values

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