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Recognised as Colour

#996C99

  • #996C99
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#996C99 is a magenta with RGB values 153, 108, 153 and HSL 300°, 18%, 51%. 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

#996C99#996C99
HEX#996C99
RGBrgb(153, 108, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4235, 0.6
RGB percentages60%, 42.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(300, 18.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 29.4%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,054,809
CSS custom property--colour: #996C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#669366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69779Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#747D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C707Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23.3Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Rosy brown · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29Gray · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C996C
Analogous#836C99, #996C83
Triadic#99996C, #6C9999
Split complementary#83996C, #6C9983
Tetradic#99836C, #6C996C, #6C8399

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE4ED
Lighter +30%#D8C6D8
Lighter +20%#C3A8C3
Lighter +10%#AE8AAE
Darker −10%#7C567C
Darker −20%#5E415E
Darker −30%#402C40
Darker −40%#221722
More saturated +25%#B84DB8
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R153
G108
B153
Red153 (60%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)18.07%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 6C · B 99

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