Colour

#9F5985

#9F5985
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9F5985 is a magenta with RGB values 159, 89, 133 and HSL 322°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#9F5985

RGBrgb(159, 89, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.349, 0.5216

RGB percentages62.4%, 34.9%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(322.3, 28.2%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.3, 44%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 44%, 16.4%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,443,141

CSS custom property--colour: #9F5985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#60A67A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F7483no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A75969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 28.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.5 Orchid · ΔE 34.1 Hot pink · ΔE 34.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#599F73

Analogous#96599F, #9F5962

Triadic#859F59, #59859F

Split complementary#629F59, #599F96

Tetradic#9F9659, #599F73, #59629F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EADAE4

Lighter +30%#D8B9CC

Lighter +20%#C698B5

Lighter +10%#B3789D

Darker −10%#7E476A

Darker −20%#5E344E

Darker −30%#3D2233

Darker −40%#1C1018

More saturated +25%#BE3A8D

Less saturated −25%#80787D

Channel breakdown

R159

G89

B133

Red159 (62.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue322.29°

Saturation (HSL)28.23%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 59 · B 85

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