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Recognised as Colour

#9E258C

  • #9E258C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#9E258C is a magenta with RGB values 158, 37, 140 and HSL 309°, 62%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#9E258C#9E258C
HEX#9E258C
RGBrgb(158, 37, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1451, 0.549
RGB percentages62%, 14.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(308.9, 62.1%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 76.6%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 76.6%, 11.4%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,364,300
CSS custom property--colour: #9E258C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#61DA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24508Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#516189no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A63056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11.4Dark magenta · ΔE 11.6Medium violet red · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#259E37
Analogous#73259E, #9E2550
Triadic#8C9E25, #258C9E
Split complementary#509E25, #259E73
Tetradic#9E7425, #259E37, #25509E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAA5E0
Lighter +30%#E07CD1
Lighter +20%#D752C3
Lighter +10%#C72FB1
Darker −10%#751B67
Darker −20%#4B1243
Darker −30%#22081E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B60D9D
Less saturated −25%#863D7B

Channel breakdown

R158
G37
B140
Red158 (62%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue308.93°
Saturation (HSL)62.05%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 25 · B 8C

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