Colour

#9D44AD

#9D44AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9D44AD is a magenta with RGB values 157, 68, 173 and HSL 291°, 44%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9D44AD

RGBrgb(157, 68, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2667, 0.6784

RGB percentages61.6%, 26.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(290.9, 43.6%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 60.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK9.2%, 60.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,306,733

CSS custom property--colour: #9D44AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#62BB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D63B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F6DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9E5472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9 Purple · ΔE 16.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54AD44

Analogous#6944AD, #AD4488

Triadic#AD9D44, #44AD9D

Split complementary#89AD44, #44AD68

Tetradic#AD6844, #54AD44, #4488AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D0ED

Lighter +30%#D7ACDE

Lighter +20%#C587D0

Lighter +10%#B363C1

Darker −10%#7C3688

Darker −20%#5B2764

Darker −30%#39193F

Darker −40%#180A1B

More saturated +25%#B226CB

Less saturated −25%#88628F

Channel breakdown

R157

G68

B173

Red157 (61.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue290.86°

Saturation (HSL)43.57%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G 44 · B AD

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