Recognised as Colour

#953FA2

#953FA2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#953FA2 is a magenta with RGB values 149, 63, 162 and HSL 292°, 44%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#953FA2

RGBrgb(149, 63, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.2471, 0.6353

RGB percentages58.4%, 24.7%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(292.1, 44%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 61.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK8%, 61.1%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,781,154

CSS custom property--colour: #953FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#6AC05D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B5DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B679Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Tritanopia#974E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 15 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CA23F

Analogous#633FA2, #A23F7E

Triadic#A2953F, #3FA295

Split complementary#7EA23F, #3FA264

Tetradic#A2643F, #4CA23F, #3F7DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4C5E8

Lighter +30%#D2A0DA

Lighter +20%#C17BCC

Lighter +10%#B057BD

Darker −10%#73317D

Darker −20%#512259

Darker −30%#301434

Darker −40%#0E060F

More saturated +25%#AA23BE

Less saturated −25%#805B86

Channel breakdown

R149

G63

B162

Red149 (58.4%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue292.12°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 3F · B A2

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