Colour

#993FA2

#993FA2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#993FA2 is a magenta with RGB values 153, 63, 162 and HSL 295°, 44%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#993FA2

RGBrgb(153, 63, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2471, 0.6353

RGB percentages60%, 24.7%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(294.5, 44%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 61.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK5.6%, 61.1%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,043,298

CSS custom property--colour: #993FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#66C05D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E5EA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F689Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#9C4D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 14.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48A23F

Analogous#673FA2, #A23F7A

Triadic#A2993F, #3FA299

Split complementary#79A23F, #3FA268

Tetradic#A2683F, #48A23F, #3F7AA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5C5E8

Lighter +30%#D5A0DA

Lighter +20%#C47BCC

Lighter +10%#B457BD

Darker −10%#76317D

Darker −20%#542259

Darker −30%#311434

Darker −40%#0E060F

More saturated +25%#B023BE

Less saturated −25%#825B86

Channel breakdown

R153

G63

B162

Red153 (60%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue294.55°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 3F · B A2

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