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Recognised as Colour

#9501AA

  • #9501AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9501AA is a magenta with RGB values 149, 1, 170 and HSL 293°, 99%, 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

#9501AA#9501AA
HEX#9501AA
RGBrgb(149, 1, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.0039, 0.6667
RGB percentages58.4%, 0.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(292.5, 98.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 99.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK12.4%, 99.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,765,290
CSS custom property--colour: #9501AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#6AFE55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#265BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#963563no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark magenta · ΔE 14.5Purple · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Indigo · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16AA01
Analogous#4001AA, #AA016B
Triadic#AA9501, #01AA95
Split complementary#6AAA01, #01AA41
Tetradic#AA4101, #16AA01, #016BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE79FE
Lighter +30%#E746FE
Lighter +20%#E113FE
Lighter +10%#C101DD
Darker −10%#690177
Darker −20%#3C0045
Darker −30%#100012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9600AB
Less saturated −25%#851695

Channel breakdown

R149
G1
B170
Red149 (58.4%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue292.54°
Saturation (HSL)98.83%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 01 · B AA

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