Colour

#973C91

#973C91
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#973C91 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 60, 145 and HSL 304°, 43%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#973C91

RGBrgb(151, 60, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2353, 0.5686

RGB percentages59.2%, 23.5%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(304, 43.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304, 60.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 60.3%, 4%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,911,441

CSS custom property--colour: #973C91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#68C36E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#365994no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#54658Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9C4561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 16.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C9742

Analogous#6F3C97, #973C64

Triadic#91973C, #3C9197

Split complementary#63973C, #3C976F

Tetradic#97703C, #3C9742, #3C6497

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4BBE1

Lighter +30%#D597D1

Lighter +20%#C772C1

Lighter +10%#B84EB1

Darker −10%#732D6E

Darker −20%#4E1F4B

Darker −30%#2A1028

Darker −40%#050205

More saturated +25%#B122A8

Less saturated −25%#7D567A

Channel breakdown

R151

G60

B145

Red151 (59.2%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue303.96°

Saturation (HSL)43.13%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 3C · B 91

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