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Recognised as Colour

#992FA1

  • #992FA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#992FA1 is a magenta with RGB values 153, 47, 161 and HSL 296°, 55%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#992FA1#992FA1
HEX#992FA1
RGBrgb(153, 47, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1843, 0.6314
RGB percentages60%, 18.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(295.8, 54.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 70.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK5%, 70.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,039,201
CSS custom property--colour: #992FA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#66D05E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1157A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#45639Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9C4265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9Purple · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37A12F
Analogous#602FA1, #A12F70
Triadic#A1992F, #2FA199
Split complementary#70A12F, #2FA160
Tetradic#A1602F, #37A12F, #2F70A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5B3E9
Lighter +30%#D88CDD
Lighter +20%#CA64D2
Lighter +10%#BD3DC6
Darker −10%#73237A
Darker −20%#4E1852
Darker −30%#280C2B
Darker −40%#030103
More saturated +25%#AF15BB
Less saturated −25%#834987

Channel breakdown

R153
G47
B161
Red153 (60%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue295.79°
Saturation (HSL)54.81%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 2F · B A1

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