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Recognised as Colour

#9C729B

  • #9C729B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9C729B is a magenta with RGB values 156, 114, 155 and HSL 301°, 18%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9C729B#9C729B
HEX#9C729B
RGBrgb(156, 114, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4471, 0.6078
RGB percentages61.2%, 44.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(301.4, 17.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 26.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 26.9%, 0.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,252,955
CSS custom property--colour: #9C729B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#638D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707C9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#79829Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9F7580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Pale violetred · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#729C73
Analogous#88729C, #9C7286
Triadic#9B9C72, #729B9C
Split complementary#869C72, #729C88
Tetradic#9C8872, #729C73, #72869C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EAF0
Lighter +30%#DBCCDB
Lighter +20%#C6AEC5
Lighter +10%#B190B0
Darker −10%#815A80
Darker −20%#634562
Darker −30%#453044
Darker −40%#271B27
More saturated +25%#BA54B8
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R156
G114
B155
Red156 (61.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue301.43°
Saturation (HSL)17.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 72 · B 9B

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