Colour

#99015C

#99015C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#99015C is a magenta with RGB values 153, 1, 92 and HSL 324°, 99%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#99015C#99015C

HEX#99015C

RGBrgb(153, 1, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.0039, 0.3608

RGB percentages60%, 0.4%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(324.1, 98.7%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.1, 99.3%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 99.3%, 39.9%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,027,356

CSS custom property--colour: #99015C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#66FEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E3D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#565759no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A60034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.1 Purple · ΔE 28.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 31 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.8 Hot pink · ΔE 32.9 Deep pink · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01993E

Analogous#8A0199, #990110

Triadic#5C9901, #015C99

Split complementary#109901, #01998A

Tetradic#998A01, #01993E, #011099

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE68C2

Lighter +30%#FE35AD

Lighter +20%#FD0399

Lighter +10%#CC017A

Darker −10%#66013E

Darker −20%#34001F

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9A005C

Less saturated −25%#861458

Channel breakdown

R153

B92

Red153 (60%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue324.08°

Saturation (HSL)98.7%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 01 · B 5C

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