Colour

#970CB1

#970CB1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#970CB1 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 12, 177 and HSL 291°, 87%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#970CB1

RGBrgb(151, 12, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.0471, 0.6941

RGB percentages59.2%, 4.7%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(290.5, 87.3%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 93.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK14.7%, 93.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,899,185

CSS custom property--colour: #970CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#68F34E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#235DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Tritanopia#973B68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8 Dark violet · ΔE 18.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Purple · ΔE 21.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26B10C

Analogous#440CB1, #B10C79

Triadic#B1970C, #0CB197

Split complementary#78B10C, #0CB145

Tetradic#B1450C, #26B10C, #0C79B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E791F8

Lighter +30%#DD62F4

Lighter +20%#D332F1

Lighter +10%#C00FE1

Darker −10%#6E0981

Darker −20%#460651

Darker −30%#1D0222

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F00BD

Less saturated −25%#872499

Channel breakdown

R151

G12

B177

Red151 (59.2%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue290.55°

Saturation (HSL)87.3%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 0C · B B1

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Colour values

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