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Recognised as Colour

#9700A8

  • #9700A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9700A8 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 0, 168 and HSL 294°, 100%, 33%. 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

#9700A8#9700A8
HEX#9700A8
RGBrgb(151, 0, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.6588
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(293.9, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK10.1%, 100%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,104
CSS custom property--colour: #9700A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#68FF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B5BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#993361no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.1Indigo · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11A800
Analogous#4300A8, #A80065
Triadic#A89700, #00A897
Split complementary#65A800, #00A843
Tetradic#A84300, #11A800, #0065A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F175FF
Lighter +30%#EC42FF
Lighter +20%#E70FFF
Lighter +10%#C500DB
Darker −10%#690075
Darker −20%#3B0042
Darker −30%#0D000F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9700A8
Less saturated −25%#861593

Channel breakdown

R151
G0
B168
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue293.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B A8

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