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Recognised as Colour

#99237A

  • #99237A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#99237A is a magenta with RGB values 153, 35, 122 and HSL 316°, 63%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#99237A#99237A
HEX#99237A
RGBrgb(153, 35, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1373, 0.4784
RGB percentages60%, 13.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(315.8, 62.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 77.1%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 20.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,036,090
CSS custom property--colour: #99237A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#66DC85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4A7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#535D77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A3264Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 16.8Medium violet red · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29Orchid · ΔE 29.1Medium orchid · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#239942
Analogous#7D2399, #99233F
Triadic#7A9923, #237A99
Split complementary#3F9923, #23997D
Tetradic#997D23, #239942, #233F99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E99FD6
Lighter +30%#E075C4
Lighter +20%#D64CB2
Lighter +10%#C32C9B
Darker −10%#6F1A59
Darker −20%#461038
Darker −30%#1C0717
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B10C85
Less saturated −25%#823B6F

Channel breakdown

R153
G35
B122
Red153 (60%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue315.76°
Saturation (HSL)62.77%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 23 · B 7A

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