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Recognised as Colour

#9E5CAA

  • #9E5CAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E5CAA is a magenta with RGB values 158, 92, 170 and HSL 291°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9E5CAA#9E5CAA
HEX#9E5CAA
RGBrgb(158, 92, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3608, 0.6667
RGB percentages62%, 36.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(290.8, 31.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 45.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK7.1%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,378,410
CSS custom property--colour: #9E5CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#61A355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5170ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6378A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0667Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Orchid · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68AA5C
Analogous#775CAA, #AA5C8F
Triadic#AA9E5C, #5CAA9E
Split complementary#8FAA5C, #5CAA77
Tetradic#AA775C, #68AA5C, #5C8FAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE2F0
Lighter +30%#DAC1DE
Lighter +20%#C69FCD
Lighter +10%#B27EBB
Darker −10%#80488B
Darker −20%#613769
Darker −30%#422548
Darker −40%#231426
More saturated +25%#B33DC9
Less saturated −25%#897B8B

Channel breakdown

R158
G92
B170
Red158 (62%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue290.77°
Saturation (HSL)31.45%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 5C · B AA

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