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Recognised as Colour

#9E7399

  • #9E7399
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9E7399 is a magenta with RGB values 158, 115, 153 and HSL 307°, 18%, 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

#9E7399#9E7399
HEX#9E7399
RGBrgb(158, 115, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.451, 0.6
RGB percentages62%, 45.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(307, 18.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307, 27.2%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 3.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,384,281
CSS custom property--colour: #9E7399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 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#618C66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#727D9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C8398no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A27680no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 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 23Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2Gray · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#739E78
Analogous#8E739E, #9E7384
Triadic#999E73, #73999E
Split complementary#849E73, #739E8E
Tetradic#9E8E73, #739E78, #73849E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1ECF1
Lighter +30%#DDCDDB
Lighter +20%#C8AFC5
Lighter +10%#B391AF
Darker −10%#835B7E
Darker −20%#654661
Darker −30%#473144
Darker −40%#291C27
More saturated +25%#BC55B0
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R158
G115
B153
Red158 (62%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue306.98°
Saturation (HSL)18.14%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 73 · B 99

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