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Recognised as Colour

#9D4479

  • #9D4479
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9D4479 is a magenta with RGB values 157, 68, 121 and HSL 324°, 40%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9D4479#9D4479
HEX#9D4479
RGBrgb(157, 68, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2667, 0.4745
RGB percentages61.6%, 26.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(324.3, 39.6%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.3, 56.7%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.7%, 22.9%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,306,681
CSS custom property--colour: #9D4479;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#62BB86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5A7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#656977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A74359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 28Hot pink · ΔE 31.3Purple · ΔE 31.4Orchid · ΔE 32.5Dark magenta · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#449D68
Analogous#95449D, #9D444C
Triadic#799D44, #44799D
Split complementary#4D9D44, #449D94
Tetradic#9D9444, #449D68, #444D9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7C6DA
Lighter +30%#D7A3C2
Lighter +20%#C87FAA
Lighter +10%#B85C93
Darker −10%#79355E
Darker −20%#562542
Darker −30%#321627
Darker −40%#0F060B
More saturated +25%#B9287E
Less saturated −25%#816074

Channel breakdown

R157
G68
B121
Red157 (61.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue324.27°
Saturation (HSL)39.56%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 44 · B 79

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