Colour

#9E7297

#9E7297
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E7297 is a magenta with RGB values 158, 114, 151 and HSL 310°, 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

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HEX#9E7297

RGBrgb(158, 114, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4471, 0.5922

RGB percentages62%, 44.7%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(309.5, 18.5%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 27.8%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 27.8%, 4.4%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,384,023

CSS custom property--colour: #9E7297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#618D68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717C98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8296no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A2747Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 23.2 Plum · ΔE 23.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 23.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#729E79

Analogous#8F729E, #9E7281

Triadic#979E72, #72979E

Split complementary#819E72, #729E8F

Tetradic#9E8F72, #729E79, #72819E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EBF0

Lighter +30%#DCCDDA

Lighter +20%#C8AEC4

Lighter +10%#B390AD

Darker −10%#835A7C

Darker −20%#654560

Darker −30%#473143

Darker −40%#281C26

More saturated +25%#BC54AB

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R158

G114

B151

Red158 (62%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue309.55°

Saturation (HSL)18.49%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 72 · B 97

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