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Recognised as Colour

#99388B

  • #99388B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#99388B is a magenta with RGB values 153, 56, 139 and HSL 309°, 46%, 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 Purple.

Colour values

#99388B#99388B
HEX#99388B
RGBrgb(153, 56, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2196, 0.5451
RGB percentages60%, 22%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(308.7, 46.4%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 63.4%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 9.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,041,483
CSS custom property--colour: #99388B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#66C774

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#36568Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#566488no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A03F5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 16.9Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#389946
Analogous#773899, #99385A
Triadic#8B9938, #388B99
Split complementary#5B9938, #389976
Tetradic#997638, #389946, #385B99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5B8DF
Lighter +30%#D793CD
Lighter +20%#CA6DBC
Lighter +10%#BC48AB
Darker −10%#742A69
Darker −20%#4E1D47
Darker −30%#290F25
Darker −40%#040103
More saturated +25%#B31E9E
Less saturated −25%#7F5278

Channel breakdown

R153
G56
B139
Red153 (60%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue308.66°
Saturation (HSL)46.41%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 38 · B 8B

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