Recognised as Colour

#98278C

#98278C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#98278C is a magenta with RGB values 152, 39, 140 and HSL 306°, 59%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#98278C#98278C

HEX#98278C

RGBrgb(152, 39, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1529, 0.549

RGB percentages59.6%, 15.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(306.4, 59.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 74.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 74.3%, 7.9%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,971,596

CSS custom property--colour: #98278C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#67D873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#214F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5F89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9F3357no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 10.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 11 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Orchid · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#279833

Analogous#6B2798, #982754

Triadic#8C9827, #278C98

Split complementary#549827, #27986B

Tetradic#986B27, #279833, #275498

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8A3E0

Lighter +30%#DD7BD3

Lighter +20%#D352C5

Lighter +10%#C131B1

Darker −10%#6F1D67

Darker −20%#471241

Darker −30%#1E081C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B00F9F

Less saturated −25%#803F79

Channel breakdown

R152

G39

B140

Red152 (59.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue306.37°

Saturation (HSL)59.16%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 27 · B 8C

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