Colour

#9500AE

#9500AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9500AE is a magenta with RGB values 149, 0, 174 and HSL 291°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9500AE#9500AE

HEX#9500AE

RGBrgb(149, 0, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0, 0.6824

RGB percentages58.4%, 0%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(291.4, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK14.4%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,765,038

CSS custom property--colour: #9500AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#6AFF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F5BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#953865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7 Dark violet · ΔE 18.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8 Purple · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19AE00

Analogous#3E00AE, #AE0070

Triadic#AE9500, #00AE95

Split complementary#70AE00, #00AE3E

Tetradic#AE3E00, #19AE00, #0070AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC7BFF

Lighter +30%#E548FF

Lighter +20%#DD15FF

Lighter +10%#C100E1

Darker −10%#69007B

Darker −20%#3E0048

Darker −30%#120015

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9500AE

Less saturated −25%#851698

Channel breakdown

R149

B174

Red149 (58.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue291.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 00 · B AE

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