Colour

#990BB0

#990BB0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#990BB0 is a magenta with RGB values 153, 11, 176 and HSL 292°, 88%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#990BB0#990BB0

HEX#990BB0

RGBrgb(153, 11, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.0431, 0.6902

RGB percentages60%, 4.3%, 69%

HSLhsl(291.6, 88.2%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 93.8%, 69%)

CMYK13.1%, 93.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,030,000

CSS custom property--colour: #990BB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#66F44F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#285EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Tritanopia#9A3A67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 19.5 Purple · ΔE 20.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22B00B

Analogous#460BB0, #B00B75

Triadic#B0990B, #0BB099

Split complementary#75B00B, #0BB046

Tetradic#B0460B, #22B00B, #0B75B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E98FF8

Lighter +30%#E05FF5

Lighter +20%#D72FF2

Lighter +10%#C30EE0

Darker −10%#6F0880

Darker −20%#460550

Darker −30%#1C0220

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A100BB

Less saturated −25%#882299

Channel breakdown

R153

G11

B176

Red153 (60%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue291.64°

Saturation (HSL)88.24%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 0B · B B0

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