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Recognised as Colour

#9C437F

  • #9C437F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C437F is a magenta with RGB values 156, 67, 127 and HSL 320°, 40%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9C437F#9C437F
HEX#9C437F
RGBrgb(156, 67, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2627, 0.498
RGB percentages61.2%, 26.3%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(319.6, 39.9%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 57.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 57.1%, 18.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,240,895
CSS custom property--colour: #9C437F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#63BC80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#495A81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#62697Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A5445Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7Medium violet red · ΔE 26.8Purple · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 29.6Dark magenta · ΔE 30.6Hot pink · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#439C60
Analogous#8D439C, #9C4352
Triadic#7F9C43, #437F9C
Split complementary#529C43, #439C8D
Tetradic#9C8D43, #439C60, #43529C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6C5DB
Lighter +30%#D7A1C5
Lighter +20%#C77EAF
Lighter +10%#B85A99
Darker −10%#783462
Darker −20%#552445
Darker −30%#311528
Darker −40%#0D060B
More saturated +25%#B82789
Less saturated −25%#805F75

Channel breakdown

R156
G67
B127
Red156 (61.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue319.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 43 · B 7F

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