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Recognised as Colour

#9C43AA

  • #9C43AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9C43AA is a magenta with RGB values 156, 67, 170 and HSL 292°, 43%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9C43AA#9C43AA
HEX#9C43AA
RGBrgb(156, 67, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2627, 0.6667
RGB percentages61.2%, 26.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(291.8, 43.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 60.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK8.2%, 60.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,240,938
CSS custom property--colour: #9C43AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13985WCAG 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 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#63BC55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E62ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6CA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9E5370no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Dark magenta · ΔE 15.7Purple · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51AA43
Analogous#6943AA, #AA4384
Triadic#AA9C43, #43AA9C
Split complementary#84AA43, #43AA69
Tetradic#AA6943, #51AA43, #4384AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7CEEB
Lighter +30%#D6A9DD
Lighter +20%#C584CF
Lighter +10%#B360C0
Darker −10%#7A3585
Darker −20%#592661
Darker −30%#37183C
Darker −40%#160918
More saturated +25%#B225C8
Less saturated −25%#86618C

Channel breakdown

R156
G67
B170
Red156 (61.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue291.84°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 43 · B AA

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