Colour

#9D3779

#9D3779
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9D3779 is a magenta with RGB values 157, 55, 121 and HSL 321°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#9D3779

RGBrgb(157, 55, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2157, 0.4745

RGB percentages61.6%, 21.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(321.2, 48.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 65%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 65%, 22.9%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,303,353

CSS custom property--colour: #9D3779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#62C886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#41547Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A73653no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2 Purple · ΔE 25.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6 Hot pink · ΔE 29.9 Orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#379D5B

Analogous#8E379D, #9D3746

Triadic#799D37, #37799D

Split complementary#469D37, #379D8E

Tetradic#9D8E37, #379D5B, #37469D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7B9D7

Lighter +30%#D994C1

Lighter +20%#CC6EAB

Lighter +10%#BF4895

Darker −10%#772A5C

Darker −20%#511D3F

Darker −30%#2C0F22

Darker −40%#060205

More saturated +25%#B81C81

Less saturated −25%#835271

Channel breakdown

R157

G55

B121

Red157 (61.6%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue321.18°

Saturation (HSL)48.11%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 37 · B 79

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