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Recognised as Colour

#9E359C

  • #9E359C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9E359C is a magenta with RGB values 158, 53, 156 and HSL 301°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9E359C#9E359C
HEX#9E359C
RGBrgb(158, 53, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2078, 0.6118
RGB percentages62%, 20.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(301.1, 49.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 66.5%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 66.5%, 1.3%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,368,412
CSS custom property--colour: #9E359C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#61CA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28599Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#506799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A34364no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.8Purple · ΔE 12.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 21.3Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#359E37
Analogous#6B359E, #9E3568
Triadic#9C9E35, #359C9E
Split complementary#689E35, #359E6B
Tetradic#9E6B35, #359E37, #35689E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7B8E6
Lighter +30%#DA92D9
Lighter +20%#CE6BCC
Lighter +10%#C145BE
Darker −10%#782876
Darker −20%#521B51
Darker −30%#2B0F2B
Darker −40%#050205
More saturated +25%#B81BB5
Less saturated −25%#844F83

Channel breakdown

R158
G53
B156
Red158 (62%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue301.14°
Saturation (HSL)49.76%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 35 · B 9C

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