Colour

#97256C

#97256C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#97256C is a magenta with RGB values 151, 37, 108 and HSL 323°, 61%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#97256C#97256C

HEX#97256C

RGBrgb(151, 37, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1451, 0.4235

RGB percentages59.2%, 14.5%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(322.6, 60.6%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 75.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 75.5%, 28.5%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,905,516

CSS custom property--colour: #97256C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#68DA93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35486Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Deuteranopia#575C69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A22145no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.2 Purple · ΔE 24.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4 Hot pink · ΔE 31.8 Orchid · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#259750

Analogous#892597, #972533

Triadic#6C9725, #256C97

Split complementary#339725, #259789

Tetradic#978925, #259750, #253397

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8A0CD

Lighter +30%#DE77B7

Lighter +20%#D44EA1

Lighter +10%#C02F89

Darker −10%#6E1B4F

Darker −20%#451131

Darker −30%#1C0714

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AF0E72

Less saturated −25%#803D66

Channel breakdown

R151

G37

B108

Red151 (59.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue322.63°

Saturation (HSL)60.64%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 25 · B 6C

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