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Recognised as Colour

#9C53A8

  • #9C53A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#9C53A8 is a magenta with RGB values 156, 83, 168 and HSL 292°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#9C53A8#9C53A8
HEX#9C53A8
RGBrgb(156, 83, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3255, 0.6588
RGB percentages61.2%, 32.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(291.5, 33.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 50.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK7.1%, 50.6%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,245,032
CSS custom property--colour: #9C53A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#63AC57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466AABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C73A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9E5E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Purple · ΔE 23.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FA853
Analogous#7153A8, #A8538A
Triadic#A89C53, #53A89C
Split complementary#89A853, #53A872
Tetradic#A87253, #5FA853, #538AA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADAED
Lighter +30%#D7B8DC
Lighter +20%#C496CB
Lighter +10%#B074BA
Darker −10%#7C4286
Darker −20%#5D3164
Darker −30%#3D2042
Darker −40%#1D101F
More saturated +25%#B334C7
Less saturated −25%#857289

Channel breakdown

R156
G83
B168
Red156 (61.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue291.53°
Saturation (HSL)33.86%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 53 · B A8

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