Colour

#9E34AC

#9E34AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#9E34AC is a magenta with RGB values 158, 52, 172 and HSL 293°, 54%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9E34AC#9E34AC

HEX#9E34AC

RGBrgb(158, 52, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2039, 0.6745

RGB percentages62%, 20.4%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(293, 53.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293, 69.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 69.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,368,172

CSS custom property--colour: #9E34AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#61CB53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C5CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4668A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A0496Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.1 Purple · ΔE 14.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42AC34

Analogous#6234AC, #AC347E

Triadic#AC9E34, #34AC9E

Split complementary#7EAC34, #34AC62

Tetradic#AC6234, #42AC34, #347EAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7C0EC

Lighter +30%#D899E0

Lighter +20%#C972D4

Lighter +10%#BA4BC8

Darker −10%#7A2885

Darker −20%#561C5E

Darker −30%#321037

Darker −40%#0E050F

More saturated +25%#B318C8

Less saturated −25%#895090

Channel breakdown

R158

G52

B172

Red158 (62%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue293°

Saturation (HSL)53.57%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 34 · B AC

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