Recognised as Colour
#97037C
- #97037C
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Purple
#97037C is a magenta with RGB values 151, 3, 124 and HSL 311°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.
Colour values
#97037C#97037C
HEX#97037C
RGBrgb(151, 3, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.0118, 0.4863
RGB percentages59.2%, 1.2%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(310.9, 96.1%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 98%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 98%, 17.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,828
CSS custom property--colour: #97037C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#68FC83
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03971E
Analogous#680397, #970332
Triadic#7C9703, #037C97
Split complementary#329703, #039768
Tetradic#976803, #03971E, #033297
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G3
B124
Red151 (59.2%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue310.95°
Saturation (HSL)96.1%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 03 · B 7C
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Harmonies
Similar named colours
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page