Colour

#9D6F99

#9D6F99
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9D6F99 is a magenta with RGB values 157, 111, 153 and HSL 305°, 19%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9D6F99#9D6F99

HEX#9D6F99

RGBrgb(157, 111, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4353, 0.6

RGB percentages61.6%, 43.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(305.2, 19%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.2, 29.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 29.3%, 2.5%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,317,721

CSS custom property--colour: #9D6F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#629066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7A9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#788097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A1727Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 26 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Gray · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F9D73

Analogous#8A6F9D, #9D6F82

Triadic#999D6F, #6F999D

Split complementary#829D6F, #6F9D8A

Tetradic#9D8A6F, #6F9D73, #6F829D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E8EF

Lighter +30%#DBCAD9

Lighter +20%#C6ACC4

Lighter +10%#B28DAE

Darker −10%#81587E

Darker −20%#634360

Darker −30%#442F43

Darker −40%#261A25

More saturated +25%#BB51B2

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R157

G111

B153

Red157 (61.6%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue305.22°

Saturation (HSL)19.01%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 6F · B 99

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