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Colour

#9F43AF

  • #9F43AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#9F43AF is a magenta with RGB values 159, 67, 175 and HSL 291°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#9F43AF#9F43AF
HEX#9F43AF
RGBrgb(159, 67, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2627, 0.6863
RGB percentages62.4%, 26.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(291.1, 44.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 61.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,437,551
CSS custom property--colour: #9F43AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#60BC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B64B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A15473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Purple · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Orchid · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53AF43
Analogous#6943AF, #AF4389
Triadic#AF9F43, #43AF9F
Split complementary#89AF43, #43AF69
Tetradic#AF6943, #53AF43, #4389AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9D1ED
Lighter +30%#D8ACDF
Lighter +20%#C687D1
Lighter +10%#B562C3
Darker −10%#7D358A
Darker −20%#5C2765
Darker −30%#3A1940
Darker −40%#190B1B
More saturated +25%#B425CD
Less saturated −25%#8A6191

Channel breakdown

R159
G67
B175
Red159 (62.4%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue291.11°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 43 · B AF

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