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Recognised as Colour

#9E43AD

  • #9E43AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9E43AD is a magenta with RGB values 158, 67, 173 and HSL 292°, 44%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9E43AD#9E43AD
HEX#9E43AD
RGBrgb(158, 67, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2627, 0.6784
RGB percentages62%, 26.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(291.5, 44.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 61.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK8.7%, 61.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,372,013
CSS custom property--colour: #9E43AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#61BC52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C63B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#A05372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4Purple · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52AD43
Analogous#6943AD, #AD4387
Triadic#AD9E43, #43AD9E
Split complementary#87AD43, #43AD69
Tetradic#AD6943, #52AD43, #4387AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8CFED
Lighter +30%#D7ABDE
Lighter +20%#C686D0
Lighter +10%#B461C2
Darker −10%#7C3588
Darker −20%#5B2763
Darker −30%#39183F
Darker −40%#180A1A
More saturated +25%#B425CB
Less saturated −25%#88618F

Channel breakdown

R158
G67
B173
Red158 (62%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue291.51°
Saturation (HSL)44.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 43 · B AD

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