Recognised as Colour
#97005E
- #97005E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#97005E is a magenta with RGB values 151, 0, 94 and HSL 323°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#97005E#97005E
HEX#97005E
RGBrgb(151, 0, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.3686
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(322.6, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 37.7%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,030
CSS custom property--colour: #97005E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#68FFA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#009739
Analogous#840097, #970013
Triadic#5E9700, #005E97
Split complementary#139700, #009784
Tetradic#978400, #009739, #001397
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G0
B94
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue322.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B 5E
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