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Recognised as Colour

#975AA0

  • #975AA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#975AA0 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 90, 160 and HSL 292°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#975AA0#975AA0
HEX#975AA0
RGBrgb(151, 90, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3529, 0.6275
RGB percentages59.2%, 35.3%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(292.3, 28%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 43.7%, 62.7%)
CMYK5.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,919,136
CSS custom property--colour: #975AA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#68A55F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#62739Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#996275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 25Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Plum · ΔE 26.8Purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 23.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63A05A
Analogous#745AA0, #A05A86
Triadic#A0975A, #5AA097
Split complementary#86A05A, #5AA074
Tetradic#A0745A, #63A05A, #5A86A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DBEB
Lighter +30%#D5BBD8
Lighter +20%#C09AC6
Lighter +10%#AC79B4
Darker −10%#78487F
Darker −20%#59355F
Darker −30%#3B233E
Darker −40%#1C111D
More saturated +25%#AE3BBF
Less saturated −25%#807981

Channel breakdown

R151
G90
B160
Red151 (59.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue292.29°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 5A · B A0

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