Colour

#953A8E

#953A8E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#953A8E is a magenta with RGB values 149, 58, 142 and HSL 305°, 44%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#953A8E

RGBrgb(149, 58, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2275, 0.5569

RGB percentages58.4%, 22.7%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(304.6, 44%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.6, 61.1%, 58.4%)

CMYK0%, 61.1%, 4.7%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,779,854

CSS custom property--colour: #953A8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#6AC571

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#345791no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#52638Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9B435Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 16.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A9541

Analogous#6F3A95, #953A60

Triadic#8E953A, #3A8E95

Split complementary#60953A, #3A956F

Tetradic#956F3A, #3A9541, #3A6095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3B8E0

Lighter +30%#D593D0

Lighter +20%#C76EC0

Lighter +10%#B84AB0

Darker −10%#702C6B

Darker −20%#4C1D48

Darker −30%#270F25

Darker −40%#020102

More saturated +25%#AF20A4

Less saturated −25%#7B5478

Channel breakdown

R149

G58

B142

Red149 (58.4%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue304.62°

Saturation (HSL)43.96%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 95 · G 3A · B 8E

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