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Recognised as Colour

#9E72A0

  • #9E72A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9E72A0 is a magenta with RGB values 158, 114, 160 and HSL 297°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9E72A0#9E72A0
HEX#9E72A0
RGBrgb(158, 114, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4471, 0.6275
RGB percentages62%, 44.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(297.4, 19.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 28.7%, 62.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 28.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,384,032
CSS custom property--colour: #9E72A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#618D5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7DA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#79839Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#A07682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.2Rosy brown · ΔE 27.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Thistle · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74A072
Analogous#8772A0, #A0728B
Triadic#A09E72, #72A09E
Split complementary#8BA072, #72A087
Tetradic#A08772, #74A072, #728BA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2ECF2
Lighter +30%#DDCDDE
Lighter +20%#C8AFC9
Lighter +10%#B390B5
Darker −10%#835A85
Darker −20%#654567
Darker −30%#473148
Darker −40%#291C2A
More saturated +25%#B955BE
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R158
G114
B160
Red158 (62%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue297.39°
Saturation (HSL)19.49%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 72 · B A0

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