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Recognised as Colour

#9E7290

  • #9E7290
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E7290 is a magenta with RGB values 158, 114, 144 and HSL 319°, 18%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9E7290#9E7290
HEX#9E7290
RGBrgb(158, 114, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4471, 0.5647
RGB percentages62%, 44.7%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(319.1, 18.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.1, 27.8%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 27.8%, 8.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,384,016
CSS custom property--colour: #9E7290;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#618D6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#737B91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D828Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A3737Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#729E80
Analogous#96729E, #9E727A
Triadic#909E72, #72909E
Split complementary#7A9E72, #729E96
Tetradic#9E9672, #729E80, #727A9E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F1EBEF
Lighter +30%#DCCDD7
Lighter +20%#C8AEC0
Lighter +10%#B390A8
Darker −10%#835A76
Darker −20%#65455B
Darker −30%#473140
Darker −40%#281C24
More saturated +25%#BC549B
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R158
G114
B144
Red158 (62%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue319.09°
Saturation (HSL)18.49%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 72 · B 90

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