Colour

#985AA3

#985AA3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#985AA3 is a magenta with RGB values 152, 90, 163 and HSL 291°, 29%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#985AA3#985AA3

HEX#985AA3

RGBrgb(152, 90, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3529, 0.6392

RGB percentages59.6%, 35.3%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(291, 28.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 44.8%, 63.9%)

CMYK6.7%, 44.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,984,675

CSS custom property--colour: #985AA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#67A55C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506DA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6174A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9A6377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Plum · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 22.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65A35A

Analogous#735AA3, #A35A8A

Triadic#A3985A, #5AA398

Split complementary#8AA35A, #5AA373

Tetradic#A3735A, #65A35A, #5A8AA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EADDEC

Lighter +30%#D5BCDA

Lighter +20%#C19BC8

Lighter +10%#AD7AB6

Darker −10%#794882

Darker −20%#5B3661

Darker −30%#3C2440

Darker −40%#1D1120

More saturated +25%#AE3AC3

Less saturated −25%#827A83

Channel breakdown

R152

G90

B163

Red152 (59.6%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue290.96°

Saturation (HSL)28.85%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 5A · B A3

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#985AA3

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else