Colour

#9970A0

#9970A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9970A0 is a magenta with RGB values 153, 112, 160 and HSL 291°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9970A0#9970A0

HEX#9970A0

RGBrgb(153, 112, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4392, 0.6275

RGB percentages60%, 43.9%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(291.3, 20.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 30%, 62.7%)

CMYK4.4%, 30%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,055,840

CSS custom property--colour: #9970A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#668F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B7BA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#75809Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#9A7581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8 Thistle · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77A070

Analogous#8170A0, #A0708F

Triadic#A09970, #70A099

Split complementary#8FA070, #70A081

Tetradic#A08170, #77A070, #708FA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EBF1

Lighter +30%#DBCCDD

Lighter +20%#C5ADC9

Lighter +10%#AF8FB4

Darker −10%#7E5885

Darker −20%#614466

Darker −30%#443048

Darker −40%#271B29

More saturated +25%#AE52BE

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R153

G112

B160

Red153 (60%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue291.25°

Saturation (HSL)20.17%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 70 · B A0

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