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Recognised as Colour

#90479B

  • #90479B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#90479B is a magenta with RGB values 144, 71, 155 and HSL 292°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#90479B#90479B
HEX#90479B
RGBrgb(144, 71, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2784, 0.6078
RGB percentages56.5%, 27.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(292.1, 37.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 54.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK7.1%, 54.2%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,455,515
CSS custom property--colour: #90479B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#6FB864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5F9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#516799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#92526Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 20.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#529B47
Analogous#66479B, #9B477C
Triadic#9B9047, #479B90
Split complementary#7C9B47, #479B66
Tetradic#9B6647, #529B47, #477C9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2C8E6
Lighter +30%#CFA5D6
Lighter +20%#BD82C6
Lighter +10%#AA5FB6
Darker −10%#703778
Darker −20%#4F2755
Darker −30%#2F1732
Darker −40%#0E070F
More saturated +25%#A52BB7
Less saturated −25%#7B637F

Channel breakdown

R144
G71
B155
Red144 (56.5%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue292.14°
Saturation (HSL)37.17%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 47 · B 9B

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