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Recognised as Colour

#9E159E

  • #9E159E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9E159E is a magenta with RGB values 158, 21, 158 and HSL 300°, 77%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9E159E#9E159E
HEX#9E159E
RGBrgb(158, 21, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.0824, 0.6196
RGB percentages62%, 8.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(300, 76.5%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 86.7%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,360,222
CSS custom property--colour: #9E159E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#61EA61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#42609Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3315Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 7Purple · ΔE 11.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4Indigo · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#159E15
Analogous#5A159E, #9E155A
Triadic#9E9E15, #159E9E
Split complementary#5A9E15, #159E5A
Tetradic#9E5A15, #159E15, #155A9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F08FF0
Lighter +30%#EA62EA
Lighter +20%#E435E4
Lighter +10%#CB1BCB
Darker −10%#710F71
Darker −20%#440944
Darker −30%#170317
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B300B3
Less saturated −25%#882B88

Channel breakdown

R158
G21
B158
Red158 (62%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)76.54%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 15 · B 9E

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