Colour

#9F5988

#9F5988
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9F5988 is a magenta with RGB values 159, 89, 136 and HSL 320°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9F5988#9F5988

HEX#9F5988

RGBrgb(159, 89, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.349, 0.5333

RGB percentages62.4%, 34.9%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(319.7, 28.2%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 44%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 44%, 14.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,443,144

CSS custom property--colour: #9F5988;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#60A677

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C698Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7486no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A65A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Plum · ΔE 27.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.8 Orchid · ΔE 32.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.2 Hot pink · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#599F70

Analogous#93599F, #9F5965

Triadic#889F59, #59889F

Split complementary#659F59, #599F93

Tetradic#9F9359, #599F70, #59659F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EADAE5

Lighter +30%#D8B9CE

Lighter +20%#C698B7

Lighter +10%#B378A0

Darker −10%#7E476C

Darker −20%#5E3450

Darker −30%#3D2234

Darker −40%#1C1018

More saturated +25%#BE3A93

Less saturated −25%#80787D

Channel breakdown

R159

G89

B136

Red159 (62.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue319.71°

Saturation (HSL)28.23%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 59 · B 88

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