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Recognised as Colour

#9F6598

  • #9F6598
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9F6598 is a magenta with RGB values 159, 101, 152 and HSL 307°, 23%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9F6598#9F6598
HEX#9F6598
RGBrgb(159, 101, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3961, 0.5961
RGB percentages62.4%, 39.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(307.2, 23.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.2, 36.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 4.4%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,446,232
CSS custom property--colour: #9F6598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#609A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#63749Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#727B96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A46978no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23.1Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 31.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5Medium purple · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#659F6C
Analogous#89659F, #9F657B
Triadic#989F65, #65989F
Split complementary#7B9F65, #659F89
Tetradic#9F8965, #659F6C, #657B9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3EC
Lighter +30%#DAC3D7
Lighter +20%#C6A4C2
Lighter +10%#B384AD
Darker −10%#81507B
Darker −20%#613D5D
Darker −30%#42293F
Darker −40%#221621
More saturated +25%#BE46B0
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R159
G101
B152
Red159 (62.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue307.24°
Saturation (HSL)23.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 65 · B 98

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