Information about #9C217E color

#9C217E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C217E falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 33, 126) — 61.2% red, 12.9% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 12 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9C217E reads as a strongly colored purple-pink magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Warm Purple (#952E8F). Slightly further away sit Hollywood Park (#A73581) and Vintage Magenta (#942194).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(156, 33, 126)), which gives #9C217E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9C217E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9C217E color variations

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#9C217E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9C217E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C217E
  • RGB156, 33, 126
  • CMYK0, 48, 12, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 33, 126)
  • HSL315°, 65%, 37%
  • HSL Precise314.634°, 65.079%, 37.059%
  • HSV315°, 79%, 61%
  • HSB315°, 79%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.129, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.129, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.129, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C217E
  • DECIMAL ID10232190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01