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Recognised as Colour

#98519F

  • #98519F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#98519F is a magenta with RGB values 152, 81, 159 and HSL 295°, 33%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#98519F#98519F
HEX#98519F
RGBrgb(152, 81, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3176, 0.6235
RGB percentages59.6%, 31.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(294.6, 32.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.6, 49.1%, 62.4%)
CMYK4.4%, 49.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,982,367
CSS custom property--colour: #98519F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#67AE60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4767A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6F9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9B5A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Purple · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 21.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#589F51
Analogous#71519F, #9F517F
Triadic#9F9851, #519F98
Split complementary#7F9F51, #519F71
Tetradic#9F7151, #589F51, #517F9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D3E9
Lighter +30%#D4B1D8
Lighter +20%#C190C6
Lighter +10%#AF6EB5
Darker −10%#78407D
Darker −20%#572F5B
Darker −30%#371D3A
Darker −40%#170C18
More saturated +25%#B133BD
Less saturated −25%#7F6F81

Channel breakdown

R152
G81
B159
Red152 (59.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue294.62°
Saturation (HSL)32.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 51 · B 9F

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