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Recognised as Colour

#9E22AA

  • #9E22AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9E22AA is a magenta with RGB values 158, 34, 170 and HSL 295°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9E22AA#9E22AA
HEX#9E22AA
RGBrgb(158, 34, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1333, 0.6667
RGB percentages62%, 13.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(294.7, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.7, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK7.1%, 80%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,363,562
CSS custom property--colour: #9E22AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#61DD55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E63A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A13D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.3Purple · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EAA22
Analogous#5A22AA, #AA2272
Triadic#AA9E22, #22AA9E
Split complementary#72AA22, #22AA5A
Tetradic#AA5A22, #2EAA22, #2272AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8AAEE
Lighter +30%#DD7FE5
Lighter +20%#D155DD
Lighter +10%#C62AD5
Darker −10%#771980
Darker −20%#4F1155
Darker −30%#28092B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B308C4
Less saturated −25%#893B91

Channel breakdown

R158
G34
B170
Red158 (62%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue294.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 22 · B AA

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