Colour

#98236C

#98236C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#98236C is a magenta with RGB values 152, 35, 108 and HSL 323°, 63%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#98236C#98236C

HEX#98236C

RGBrgb(152, 35, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1373, 0.4235

RGB percentages59.6%, 13.7%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(322.6, 62.6%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 77%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 77%, 28.9%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,970,540

CSS custom property--colour: #98236C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#67DC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#34486Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#575C69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A31E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.4 Purple · ΔE 23.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.7 Hot pink · ΔE 31.5 Orchid · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23984F

Analogous#892398, #982332

Triadic#6C9823, #236C98

Split complementary#329823, #239889

Tetradic#988923, #23984F, #233298

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E99ECD

Lighter +30%#DF75B7

Lighter +20%#D64BA2

Lighter +10%#C12D89

Darker −10%#6F194F

Darker −20%#451031

Darker −30%#1C0614

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AF0C72

Less saturated −25%#813A66

Channel breakdown

R152

G35

B108

Red152 (59.6%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue322.56°

Saturation (HSL)62.57%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 23 · B 6C

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