Colour

#9012A8

#9012A8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9012A8 is a magenta with RGB values 144, 18, 168 and HSL 290°, 81%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#9012A8

RGBrgb(144, 18, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.0706, 0.6588

RGB percentages56.5%, 7.1%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(290.4, 80.6%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 89.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK14.3%, 89.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,441,960

CSS custom property--colour: #9012A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#6FED57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2559A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#903963no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12 Dark magenta · ΔE 12.6 Purple · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Indigo · ΔE 21.3 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AA812

Analogous#4512A8, #A81275

Triadic#A89012, #12A890

Split complementary#75A812, #12A845

Tetradic#A84512, #2AA812, #1275A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E493F3

Lighter +30%#D865EE

Lighter +20%#CD36EA

Lighter +10%#B717D6

Darker −10%#690D7A

Darker −20%#41084C

Darker −30%#1A031E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C00BA

Less saturated −25%#802991

Channel breakdown

R144

G18

B168

Red144 (56.5%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue290.4°

Saturation (HSL)80.65%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 12 · B A8

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