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Recognised as Colour

#981D9C

  • #981D9C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#981D9C is a magenta with RGB values 152, 29, 156 and HSL 298°, 69%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#981D9C#981D9C
HEX#981D9C
RGBrgb(152, 29, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1137, 0.6118
RGB percentages59.6%, 11.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(298.1, 68.6%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.1, 81.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK2.6%, 81.4%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,969,052
CSS custom property--colour: #981D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#67E263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004F9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F5E99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9C355Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 5.5Purple · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Indigo · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 5.55, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#219C1D
Analogous#581D9C, #9C1D61
Triadic#9C981D, #1D9C98
Split complementary#619C1D, #1D9C58
Tetradic#9C581D, #219C1D, #1D619C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E999EC
Lighter +30%#E06EE4
Lighter +20%#D743DC
Lighter +10%#C225C7
Darker −10%#6E1571
Darker −20%#440D46
Darker −30%#1A051B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE06B3
Less saturated −25%#823485

Channel breakdown

R152
G29
B156
Red152 (59.6%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue298.11°
Saturation (HSL)68.65%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 1D · B 9C

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