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Colour

#9700A9

  • #9700A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9700A9 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 0, 169 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

#9700A9#9700A9
HEX#9700A9
RGBrgb(151, 0, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.6627
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(293.6, 100%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 100%, 66.3%)
CMYK10.7%, 100%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,105
CSS custom property--colour: #9700A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09444WCAG 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#68FF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A5BA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Tritanopia#993462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 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 12.7Dark magenta · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12A900
Analogous#4300A9, #A90066
Triadic#A99700, #00A997
Split complementary#66A900, #00A943
Tetradic#A94300, #12A900, #0066A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F076FF
Lighter +30%#EB43FF
Lighter +20%#E610FF
Lighter +10%#C500DC
Darker −10%#690076
Darker −20%#3C0043
Darker −30%#0E0010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9700A9
Less saturated −25%#861594

Channel breakdown

R151
G0
B169
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue293.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B A9

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