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Recognised as Colour

#9E2D7F

  • #9E2D7F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#9E2D7F is a magenta with RGB values 158, 45, 127 and HSL 316°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9E2D7F#9E2D7F
HEX#9E2D7F
RGBrgb(158, 45, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1765, 0.498
RGB percentages62%, 17.6%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(316.5, 55.7%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.5, 71.5%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 71.5%, 19.6%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,366,335
CSS custom property--colour: #9E2D7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#61D280

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#355081no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#59637Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A82F52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 18.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 27.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3Hot pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D9E4C
Analogous#852D9E, #9E2D46
Triadic#7F9E2D, #2D7F9E
Split complementary#479E2D, #2D9E84
Tetradic#9E842D, #2D9E4C, #2D479E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8AFD8
Lighter +30%#DD87C5
Lighter +20%#D25FB2
Lighter +10%#C6389F
Darker −10%#76225F
Darker −20%#4F163F
Darker −30%#270B1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B7148A
Less saturated −25%#854674

Channel breakdown

R158
G45
B127
Red158 (62%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue316.46°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 2D · B 7F

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