Recognised as Colour

#98278B

#98278B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#98278B is a magenta with RGB values 152, 39, 139 and HSL 307°, 59%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#98278B#98278B

HEX#98278B

RGBrgb(152, 39, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1529, 0.5451

RGB percentages59.6%, 15.3%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(306.9, 59.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.9, 74.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 74.3%, 8.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,971,595

CSS custom property--colour: #98278B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1

Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#67D874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#224F8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5F88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9F3256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 10.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 11.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4 Orchid · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#279834

Analogous#6C2798, #982753

Triadic#8B9827, #278B98

Split complementary#539827, #27986C

Tetradic#986C27, #279834, #275398

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8A3E0

Lighter +30%#DD7BD2

Lighter +20%#D352C4

Lighter +10%#C131B0

Darker −10%#6F1D66

Darker −20%#471241

Darker −30%#1E081C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B00F9D

Less saturated −25%#803F79

Channel breakdown

R152

G39

B139

Red152 (59.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue306.9°

Saturation (HSL)59.16%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 27 · B 8B

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