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Recognised as Colour

#9F2FAE

  • #9F2FAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9F2FAE is a magenta with RGB values 159, 47, 174 and HSL 293°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9F2FAE#9F2FAE
HEX#9F2FAE
RGBrgb(159, 47, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1843, 0.6824
RGB percentages62.4%, 18.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(292.9, 57.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.9, 73%, 68.2%)
CMYK8.6%, 73%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,432,430
CSS custom property--colour: #9F2FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#60D051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4367ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1466Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.2Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Purple · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EAE2F
Analogous#602FAE, #AE2F7D
Triadic#AE9F2F, #2FAE9F
Split complementary#7DAE2F, #2FAE60
Tetradic#AE602F, #3EAE2F, #2F7DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7BCED
Lighter +30%#D994E2
Lighter +20%#CB6CD7
Lighter +10%#BC44CC
Darker −10%#7A2486
Darker −20%#56195E
Darker −30%#310E36
Darker −40%#0C040D
More saturated +25%#B413CA
Less saturated −25%#8A4B92

Channel breakdown

R159
G47
B174
Red159 (62.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue292.91°
Saturation (HSL)57.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 2F · B AE

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