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Recognised as Colour

#84497B

  • #84497B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#84497B is a magenta with RGB values 132, 73, 123 and HSL 309°, 29%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#84497B#84497B
HEX#84497B
RGBrgb(132, 73, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.2863, 0.4824
RGB percentages51.8%, 28.6%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(309.2, 28.8%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 44.7%, 51.8%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 6.8%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,669,563
CSS custom property--colour: #84497B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#7BB684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48587Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#586179no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#894C5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.9Purple · ΔE 33.8Plum · ΔE 33.9Medium purple · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#498452
Analogous#704984, #84495D
Triadic#7B8449, #497B84
Split complementary#5D8449, #498470
Tetradic#847049, #498452, #495D84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBBED7
Lighter +30%#C99DC2
Lighter +20%#B77CAE
Lighter +10%#A55B99
Darker −10%#63375C
Darker −20%#42253E
Darker −30%#21131F
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#9E2F8D
Less saturated −25%#6A6369

Channel breakdown

R132
G73
B123
Red132 (51.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue309.15°
Saturation (HSL)28.78%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 84 · G 49 · B 7B

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