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Recognised as Colour

#9D799E

  • #9D799E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9D799E is a magenta with RGB values 157, 121, 158 and HSL 298°, 16%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9D799E#9D799E
HEX#9D799E
RGBrgb(157, 121, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4745, 0.6196
RGB percentages61.6%, 47.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(298.4, 16%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.4, 23.4%, 62%)
CMYK0.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,320,286
CSS custom property--colour: #9D799E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#628661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7682A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F869Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9F7C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.9Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 25.2Thistle · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A9E79
Analogous#8A799E, #9E798D
Triadic#9E9D79, #799E9D
Split complementary#8D9E79, #799E8B
Tetradic#9E8B79, #7A9E79, #798D9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EFF4
Lighter +30%#DED2DE
Lighter +20%#C8B4C9
Lighter +10%#B397B3
Darker −10%#836084
Darker −20%#664A67
Darker −30%#493549
Darker −40%#2B1F2C
More saturated +25%#B85CBB
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R157
G121
B158
Red157 (61.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue298.38°
Saturation (HSL)16.02%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 79 · B 9E

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