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Recognised as Colour

#9C41AE

  • #9C41AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9C41AE is a magenta with RGB values 156, 65, 174 and HSL 290°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9C41AE#9C41AE
HEX#9C41AE
RGBrgb(156, 65, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2549, 0.6824
RGB percentages61.2%, 25.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(290.1, 45.6%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 62.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 62.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,240,430
CSS custom property--colour: #9C41AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#63BE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2662B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9D5372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Purple · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Orchid · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53AE41
Analogous#6641AE, #AE4189
Triadic#AE9C41, #41AE9C
Split complementary#8AAE41, #41AE65
Tetradic#AE6541, #53AE41, #4189AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8CEED
Lighter +30%#D6A9DF
Lighter +20%#C484D1
Lighter +10%#B35FC3
Darker −10%#7B3389
Darker −20%#592564
Darker −30%#38173F
Darker −40%#170A19
More saturated +25%#B023CC
Less saturated −25%#885F90

Channel breakdown

R156
G65
B174
Red156 (61.2%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue290.09°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 41 · B AE

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