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Colour

#9E2987

  • #9E2987
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#9E2987 is a magenta with RGB values 158, 41, 135 and HSL 312°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#9E2987#9E2987
HEX#9E2987
RGBrgb(158, 41, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1608, 0.5294
RGB percentages62%, 16.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(311.8, 58.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 74.1%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 14.6%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,365,319
CSS custom property--colour: #9E2987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#61D678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D508Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#546284no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A73055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 14Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium violet red · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#299E40
Analogous#7B299E, #9E294C
Triadic#879E29, #29879E
Split complementary#4C9E29, #299E7B
Tetradic#9E7B29, #299E40, #294C9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9AADD
Lighter +30%#DE82CC
Lighter +20%#D459BC
Lighter +10%#C634AA
Darker −10%#761E64
Darker −20%#4D1442
Darker −30%#25091F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B71096
Less saturated −25%#854278

Channel breakdown

R158
G41
B135
Red158 (62%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue311.79°
Saturation (HSL)58.79%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 29 · B 87

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