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Recognised as Colour

#9F0491

  • #9F0491
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9F0491 is a magenta with RGB values 159, 4, 145 and HSL 305°, 95%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9F0491#9F0491
HEX#9F0491
RGBrgb(159, 4, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.0157, 0.5686
RGB percentages62.4%, 1.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(305.4, 95.1%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.4, 97.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 97.5%, 8.8%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,421,393
CSS custom property--colour: #9F0491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#60FB6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#475E8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A72254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 6.8Purple · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#049F12
Analogous#60049F, #9F0443
Triadic#919F04, #04919F
Split complementary#439F04, #049F60
Tetradic#9F6004, #049F12, #04439F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB74EF
Lighter +30%#FA42EA
Lighter +20%#F910E4
Lighter +10%#D105BE
Darker −10%#6D0364
Darker −20%#3C0136
Darker −30%#0A0009
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A30094
Less saturated −25%#8B1880

Channel breakdown

R159
G4
B145
Red159 (62.4%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue305.42°
Saturation (HSL)95.09%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 04 · B 91

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