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Recognised as Colour

#996BA1

  • #996BA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#996BA1 is a magenta with RGB values 153, 107, 161 and HSL 291°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#996BA1#996BA1
HEX#996BA1
RGBrgb(153, 107, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4196, 0.6314
RGB percentages60%, 42%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(291.1, 22.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 33.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK5%, 33.5%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,054,561
CSS custom property--colour: #996BA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#66945E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6578A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#707D9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9A717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8Orchid · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73A16B
Analogous#7E6BA1, #A16B8E
Triadic#A1996B, #6BA199
Split complementary#8EA16B, #6BA17E
Tetradic#A17E6B, #73A16B, #6B8EA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE8F0
Lighter +30%#D9C9DC
Lighter +20%#C4A9C9
Lighter +10%#AE8AB5
Darker −10%#7E5485
Darker −20%#604066
Darker −30%#432D46
Darker −40%#251927
More saturated +25%#AE4DBF
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R153
G107
B161
Red153 (60%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue291.11°
Saturation (HSL)22.31%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 6B · B A1

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