Colour

#97438A

#97438A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#97438A is a magenta with RGB values 151, 67, 138 and HSL 309°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#97438A

RGBrgb(151, 67, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2627, 0.5412

RGB percentages59.2%, 26.3%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(309.3, 38.5%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.3, 55.6%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 55.6%, 8.6%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,913,226

CSS custom property--colour: #97438A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#68BC75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#425B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#9D4860no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 22.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 22.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#439750

Analogous#7A4397, #974360

Triadic#8A9743, #438A97

Split complementary#609743, #43977A

Tetradic#977A43, #439750, #436097

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4C2DF

Lighter +30%#D49FCC

Lighter +20%#C57BB9

Lighter +10%#B558A7

Darker −10%#74336A

Darker −20%#502449

Darker −30%#2D1429

Darker −40%#0A0409

More saturated +25%#B2289D

Less saturated −25%#7C5E77

Channel breakdown

R151

G67

B138

Red151 (59.2%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue309.29°

Saturation (HSL)38.53%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 43 · B 8A

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