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Recognised as Colour

#974DA0

  • #974DA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#974DA0 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 77, 160 and HSL 293°, 35%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#974DA0#974DA0
HEX#974DA0
RGBrgb(151, 77, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.302, 0.6275
RGB percentages59.2%, 30.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(293.5, 35%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 51.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK5.6%, 51.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,915,808
CSS custom property--colour: #974DA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#68B25F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4164A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#586D9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99586Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Purple · ΔE 21.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56A04D
Analogous#6D4DA0, #A04D80
Triadic#A0974D, #4DA097
Split complementary#80A04D, #4DA06D
Tetradic#A06D4D, #56A04D, #4D80A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D0E9
Lighter +30%#D3AED8
Lighter +20%#C18CC7
Lighter +10%#AE69B7
Darker −10%#773C7E
Darker −20%#562C5B
Darker −30%#361B39
Darker −40%#150B16
More saturated +25%#AE2FBE
Less saturated −25%#806B82

Channel breakdown

R151
G77
B160
Red151 (59.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue293.49°
Saturation (HSL)35.02%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 4D · B A0

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