Colour

#96159D

#96159D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#96159D is a magenta with RGB values 150, 21, 157 and HSL 297°, 76%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#96159D#96159D

HEX#96159D

RGBrgb(150, 21, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.0824, 0.6157

RGB percentages58.8%, 8.2%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(296.9, 76.4%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 86.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK4.5%, 86.6%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,835,933

CSS custom property--colour: #96159D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#69EA62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A5C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9A335Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 6.1 Purple · ΔE 10.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1 Indigo · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C9D15

Analogous#52159D, #9D1560

Triadic#9D9615, #159D96

Split complementary#609D15, #159D52

Tetradic#9D5215, #1C9D15, #15609D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EB8EF0

Lighter +30%#E361EA

Lighter +20%#DB34E4

Lighter +10%#C11BCA

Darker −10%#6B0F70

Darker −20%#400943

Darker −30%#150316

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A900B2

Less saturated −25%#822B87

Channel breakdown

R150

G21

B157

Red150 (58.8%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue296.91°

Saturation (HSL)76.4%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 15 · B 9D

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