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Recognised as Colour

#9D3877

  • #9D3877
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#9D3877 is a magenta with RGB values 157, 56, 119 and HSL 323°, 47%, 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

#9D3877#9D3877
HEX#9D3877
RGBrgb(157, 56, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2196, 0.4667
RGB percentages61.6%, 22%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(322.6, 47.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 64.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.3%, 24.2%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,303,607
CSS custom property--colour: #9D3877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11328WCAG 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 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#62C788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425479no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#606575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A73752no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.9Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4Purple · ΔE 26.6Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1Hot pink · ΔE 30Orchid · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#389D5E
Analogous#91389D, #9D3844
Triadic#779D38, #38779D
Split complementary#449D38, #389D91
Tetradic#9D9138, #389D5E, #38449D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7BAD6
Lighter +30%#D995BF
Lighter +20%#CC6FA9
Lighter +10%#BE4A92
Darker −10%#772B5B
Darker −20%#521D3E
Darker −30%#2C1022
Darker −40%#070205
More saturated +25%#B81D7E
Less saturated −25%#825370

Channel breakdown

R157
G56
B119
Red157 (61.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue322.57°
Saturation (HSL)47.42%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 38 · B 77

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