Colour

#982CA6

#982CA6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#982CA6 is a magenta with RGB values 152, 44, 166 and HSL 293°, 58%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#982CA6

RGBrgb(152, 44, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1725, 0.651

RGB percentages59.6%, 17.3%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(293.1, 58.1%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 73.5%, 65.1%)

CMYK8.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,972,902

CSS custom property--colour: #982CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#67D359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F62A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9A4267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.1 Purple · ΔE 12.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7 Indigo · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3AA62C

Analogous#5B2CA6, #A62C77

Triadic#A6982C, #2CA698

Split complementary#77A62C, #2CA65B

Tetradic#A65B2C, #3AA62C, #2C77A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4B3EB

Lighter +30%#D68BE0

Lighter +20%#C862D6

Lighter +10%#BA3ACB

Darker −10%#73217E

Darker −20%#4E1755

Darker −30%#290C2D

Darker −40%#040105

More saturated +25%#AC12C0

Less saturated −25%#84468C

Channel breakdown

R152

G44

B166

Red152 (59.6%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue293.11°

Saturation (HSL)58.1%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 2C · B A6

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