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Recognised as Colour

#985CA1

  • #985CA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#985CA1 is a magenta with RGB values 152, 92, 161 and HSL 292°, 27%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#985CA1#985CA1
HEX#985CA1
RGBrgb(152, 92, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.3608, 0.6314
RGB percentages59.6%, 36.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(292.2, 27.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 42.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK5.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,985,185
CSS custom property--colour: #985CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#67A35E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536EA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#64759Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9A6477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9Plum · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 23.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65A15C
Analogous#755CA1, #A15C88
Triadic#A1985C, #5CA198
Split complementary#88A15C, #5CA176
Tetradic#A1765C, #65A15C, #5C88A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADDEC
Lighter +30%#D5BDD9
Lighter +20%#C19CC7
Lighter +10%#AD7CB4
Darker −10%#794981
Darker −20%#5B3760
Darker −30%#3C2440
Darker −40%#1D121F
More saturated +25%#AF3CC1
Less saturated −25%#817C81

Channel breakdown

R152
G92
B161
Red152 (59.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue292.17°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 5C · B A1

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