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Recognised as Colour

#A9609C

  • #A9609C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A9609C is a magenta with RGB values 169, 96, 156 and HSL 311°, 30%, 52%. 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

#A9609C#A9609C
HEX#A9609C
RGBrgb(169, 96, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3765, 0.6118
RGB percentages66.3%, 37.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(310.7, 29.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.7, 43.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.2%, 7.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,100,316
CSS custom property--colour: #A9609C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#569F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F739Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#737D9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AF6477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23.3Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.4Violet · ΔE 31Hot pink · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60A96D
Analogous#9260A9, #A96077
Triadic#9CA960, #609CA9
Split complementary#78A960, #60A992
Tetradic#A99160, #60A96D, #6077A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E4EE
Lighter +30%#DFC3DA
Lighter +20%#CDA2C5
Lighter +10%#BB81B1
Darker −10%#8B4B80
Darker −20%#6A3961
Darker −30%#492743
Darker −40%#281524
More saturated +25%#C841B0
Less saturated −25%#8A7F88

Channel breakdown

R169
G96
B156
Red169 (66.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue310.68°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 60 · B 9C

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