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Recognised as Colour

#9D3AAE

  • #9D3AAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9D3AAE is a magenta with RGB values 157, 58, 174 and HSL 291°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9D3AAE#9D3AAE
HEX#9D3AAE
RGBrgb(157, 58, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2275, 0.6824
RGB percentages61.6%, 22.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(291.2, 50%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 66.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK9.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,304,174
CSS custom property--colour: #9D3AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#62C551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#185FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#476AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9F4E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7Purple · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BAE3A
Analogous#633AAE, #AE3A85
Triadic#AE9D3A, #3AAE9D
Split complementary#85AE3A, #3AAE63
Tetradic#AE633A, #4BAE3A, #3A85AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7C8ED
Lighter +30%#D7A1E0
Lighter +20%#C67BD3
Lighter +10%#B655C6
Darker −10%#7A2D88
Darker −20%#582162
Darker −30%#35143B
Darker −40%#130715
More saturated +25%#B21DCB
Less saturated −25%#895791

Channel breakdown

R157
G58
B174
Red157 (61.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue291.21°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 3A · B AE

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