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Recognised as Colour

#9E2289

  • #9E2289
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#9E2289 is a magenta with RGB values 158, 34, 137 and HSL 310°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#9E2289#9E2289
HEX#9E2289
RGBrgb(158, 34, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1333, 0.5373
RGB percentages62%, 13.3%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(310.2, 64.6%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 78.5%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 78.5%, 13.3%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,363,529
CSS custom property--colour: #9E2289;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#61DD76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#244E8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#516186no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A62C54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 12.2Medium violet red · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 25.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#229E37
Analogous#75229E, #9E224B
Triadic#899E22, #22899E
Split complementary#4B9E22, #229E75
Tetradic#9E7522, #229E37, #224B9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBA1DE
Lighter +30%#E277D0
Lighter +20%#D94DC1
Lighter +10%#C82BAD
Darker −10%#741965
Darker −20%#4A1040
Darker −30%#20071C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B60A99
Less saturated −25%#863A79

Channel breakdown

R158
G34
B137
Red158 (62%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue310.16°
Saturation (HSL)64.58%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 22 · B 89

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