Colour

#985B8D

#985B8D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#985B8D is a magenta with RGB values 152, 91, 141 and HSL 311°, 25%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#985B8D#985B8D

HEX#985B8D

RGBrgb(152, 91, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3569, 0.5529

RGB percentages59.6%, 35.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(310.8, 25.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 40.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 40.1%, 7.2%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,984,909

CSS custom property--colour: #985B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#67A472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6A8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A738Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9D5E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Plum · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5 Orchid · ΔE 32.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 32.9 Medium purple · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B9866

Analogous#845B98, #985B6F

Triadic#8D985B, #5B8D98

Split complementary#6F985B, #5B9884

Tetradic#98845B, #5B9866, #5B6F98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D8E5

Lighter +30%#D4B8CF

Lighter +20%#C198BA

Lighter +10%#AE78A4

Darker −10%#78486F

Darker −20%#583552

Darker −30%#382234

Darker −40%#180F17

More saturated +25%#B63DA0

Less saturated −25%#7A797A

Channel breakdown

R152

G91

B141

Red152 (59.6%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue310.82°

Saturation (HSL)25.1%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 5B · B 8D

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Colour values

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