Recognised as Colour
#99809D
- #99809D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Light slate grey
#99809D is a magenta with RGB values 153, 128, 157 and HSL 292°, 13%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.
Colour values
#99809D#99809D
HEX#99809D
RGBrgb(153, 128, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.502, 0.6157
RGB percentages60%, 50.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(291.7, 12.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 18.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK2.5%, 18.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,059,933
CSS custom property--colour: #99809D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#667F62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#849D80
Analogous#8A809D, #9D8093
Triadic#9D9980, #809D99
Split complementary#939D80, #809D8B
Tetradic#9D8B80, #849D80, #80939D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G128
B157
Red153 (60%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue291.72°
Saturation (HSL)12.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 80 · B 9D
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