Colour

#994E8F

#994E8F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#994E8F is a magenta with RGB values 153, 78, 143 and HSL 308°, 32%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#994E8F

RGBrgb(153, 78, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3059, 0.5608

RGB percentages60%, 30.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(308, 32.5%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308, 49%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 49%, 6.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,047,119

CSS custom property--colour: #994E8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#66B170

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6391no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#616D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9F5368no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 26.5 Purple · ΔE 27.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2 Plum · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 26.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E9958

Analogous#7E4E99, #994E69

Triadic#8F994E, #4E8F99

Split complementary#6A994E, #4E997E

Tetradic#997E4E, #4E9958, #4E6A99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6CDE2

Lighter +30%#D4ACCF

Lighter +20%#C38ABC

Lighter +10%#B268A8

Darker −10%#773D6F

Darker −20%#552C50

Darker −30%#341A30

Darker −40%#120911

More saturated +25%#B631A4

Less saturated −25%#7C6B7A

Channel breakdown

R153

G78

B143

Red153 (60%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue308°

Saturation (HSL)32.47%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 4E · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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