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Recognised as Colour

#991FAA

  • #991FAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#991FAA is a magenta with RGB values 153, 31, 170 and HSL 293°, 69%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#991FAA#991FAA
HEX#991FAA
RGBrgb(153, 31, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1216, 0.6667
RGB percentages60%, 12.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(292.7, 69.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 81.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK10%, 81.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,035,114
CSS custom property--colour: #991FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#66E055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3660A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9B3D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.8Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Purple · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Indigo · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30AA1F
Analogous#531FAA, #AA1F76
Triadic#AA991F, #1FAA99
Split complementary#76AA1F, #1FAA54
Tetradic#AA541F, #30AA1F, #1F75AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6A6EF
Lighter +30%#DA7BE7
Lighter +20%#CE50DF
Lighter +10%#C027D5
Darker −10%#72177F
Darker −20%#4B0F54
Darker −30%#250729
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC06C3
Less saturated −25%#863891

Channel breakdown

R153
G31
B170
Red153 (60%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue292.66°
Saturation (HSL)69.15%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 1F · B AA

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