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Recognised as Colour

#9E08AD

  • #9E08AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9E08AD is a magenta with RGB values 158, 8, 173 and HSL 295°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9E08AD#9E08AD
HEX#9E08AD
RGBrgb(158, 8, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.0314, 0.6784
RGB percentages62%, 3.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(294.5, 91.2%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 95.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK8.7%, 95.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,356,909
CSS custom property--colour: #9E08AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#61F752

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3260AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A13665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Dark magenta · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 19.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17AD08
Analogous#4B08AD, #AD086A
Triadic#AD9E08, #08AD9E
Split complementary#69AD08, #08AD4C
Tetradic#AD4C08, #17AD08, #086AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF88F9
Lighter +30%#E957F7
Lighter +20%#E226F5
Lighter +10%#CB0ADE
Darker −10%#71067C
Darker −20%#45034C
Darker −30%#18011B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A500B5
Less saturated −25%#8B1F96

Channel breakdown

R158
G8
B173
Red158 (62%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)91.16%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 08 · B AD

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