Colour

#9E609E

#9E609E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9E609E is a magenta with RGB values 158, 96, 158 and HSL 300°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9E609E#9E609E

HEX#9E609E

RGBrgb(158, 96, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3765, 0.6196

RGB percentages62%, 37.6%, 62%

HSLhsl(300, 24.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 39.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,379,422

CSS custom property--colour: #9E609E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18103WCAG 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 backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#619F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B71A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B799Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A26678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23.9 Orchid · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#609E60

Analogous#7F609E, #9E607F

Triadic#9E9E60, #609E9E

Split complementary#7F9E60, #609E7F

Tetradic#9E7F60, #609E60, #607F9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDFEB

Lighter +30%#D8BFD8

Lighter +20%#C59FC5

Lighter +10%#B27FB2

Darker −10%#7E4D7E

Darker −20%#5F395F

Darker −30%#3F263F

Darker −40%#1F131F

More saturated +25%#BE40BE

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R158

G96

B158

Red158 (62%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)24.41%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 60 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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