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Recognised as Colour

#970EAD

  • #970EAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#970EAD is a magenta with RGB values 151, 14, 173 and HSL 292°, 85%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#970EAD#970EAD
HEX#970EAD
RGBrgb(151, 14, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.0549, 0.6784
RGB percentages59.2%, 5.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(291.7, 85%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 91.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK12.7%, 91.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,899,693
CSS custom property--colour: #970EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#68F152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#295DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#983965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Dark magenta · ΔE 14.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24AD0E
Analogous#470EAD, #AD0E74
Triadic#AD970E, #0EAD97
Split complementary#74AD0E, #0EAD47
Tetradic#AD470E, #24AD0E, #0E74AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E891F6
Lighter +30%#DE62F2
Lighter +20%#D433EE
Lighter +10%#C012DC
Darker −10%#6E0A7E
Darker −20%#45064F
Darker −30%#1B031F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A100BB
Less saturated −25%#862596

Channel breakdown

R151
G14
B173
Red151 (59.2%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue291.7°
Saturation (HSL)85.03%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 0E · B AD

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