Colour

#9E4FAC

#9E4FAC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#9E4FAC is a magenta with RGB values 158, 79, 172 and HSL 291°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9E4FAC#9E4FAC

HEX#9E4FAC

RGBrgb(158, 79, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3098, 0.6745

RGB percentages62%, 31%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(291, 37.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 54.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 54.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,375,084

CSS custom property--colour: #9E4FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#61B053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F69AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5972A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A05C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Purple · ΔE 20.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DAC4F

Analogous#704FAC, #AC4F8B

Triadic#AC9E4F, #4FAC9E

Split complementary#8BAC4F, #4FAC70

Tetradic#AC704F, #5DAC4F, #4F8BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBD9EE

Lighter +30%#D8B6DE

Lighter +20%#C593CE

Lighter +10%#B270BE

Darker −10%#7E3F89

Darker −20%#5E2F66

Darker −30%#3E1F43

Darker −40%#1E0F20

More saturated +25%#B430CB

Less saturated −25%#886E8D

Channel breakdown

R158

G79

B172

Red158 (62%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue290.97°

Saturation (HSL)37.05%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 4F · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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