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Recognised as Colour

#9D169D

  • #9D169D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9D169D is a magenta with RGB values 157, 22, 157 and HSL 300°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9D169D#9D169D
HEX#9D169D
RGBrgb(157, 22, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.0863, 0.6157
RGB percentages61.6%, 8.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(300, 75.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 86%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 86%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,294,941
CSS custom property--colour: #9D169D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#62E962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#42609Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2315Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 6.5Purple · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Indigo · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#169D16
Analogous#5A169D, #9D165A
Triadic#9D9D16, #169D9D
Split complementary#5A9D16, #169D5A
Tetradic#9D5A16, #169D16, #165A9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF90EF
Lighter +30%#E963E9
Lighter +20%#E336E3
Lighter +10%#CA1CCA
Darker −10%#701070
Darker −20%#440944
Darker −30%#170317
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B300B3
Less saturated −25%#872C87

Channel breakdown

R157
G22
B157
Red157 (61.6%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)75.42%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 16 · B 9D

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