Recognised as Colour

#972B8A

#972B8A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#972B8A is a magenta with RGB values 151, 43, 138 and HSL 307°, 56%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#972B8A

RGBrgb(151, 43, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1686, 0.5412

RGB percentages59.2%, 16.9%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(307.2, 55.7%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.2, 71.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 71.5%, 8.6%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,907,082

CSS custom property--colour: #972B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#68D475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27508Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5F87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9E3557no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B9738

Analogous#6E2B97, #972B54

Triadic#8A972B, #2B8A97

Split complementary#54972B, #2B976E

Tetradic#976E2B, #2B9738, #2B5497

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6A8DF

Lighter +30%#DB80D0

Lighter +20%#D058C1

Lighter +10%#BF36AE

Darker −10%#6F2066

Darker −20%#481441

Darker −30%#20091D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AF139C

Less saturated −25%#7F4378

Channel breakdown

R151

G43

B138

Red151 (59.2%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue307.22°

Saturation (HSL)55.67%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 2B · B 8A

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Colour values

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