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Recognised as Colour

#9700A5

  • #9700A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9700A5 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 0, 165 and HSL 295°, 100%, 32%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

#9700A5#9700A5
HEX#9700A5
RGBrgb(151, 0, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.6471
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(294.9, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK8.5%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,101
CSS custom property--colour: #9700A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.6 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#2C2C2C
Inverted#68FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9A3160no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 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 magenta · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Purple · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0EA500
Analogous#4400A5, #A50061
Triadic#A59700, #00A597
Split complementary#61A500, #00A544
Tetradic#A54400, #0EA500, #0061A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F372FF
Lighter +30%#EF3FFF
Lighter +20%#EA0CFF
Lighter +10%#C600D8
Darker −10%#680072
Darker −20%#3A003F
Darker −30%#0B000C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9700A5
Less saturated −25%#861590

Channel breakdown

R151
G0
B165
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue294.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B A5

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