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Recognised as Colour

#9700B4

  • #9700B4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9700B4 is a magenta with RGB values 151, 0, 180 and HSL 290°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9700B4#9700B4
HEX#9700B4
RGBrgb(151, 0, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0, 0.7059
RGB percentages59.2%, 0%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(290.3, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK16.1%, 100%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,116
CSS custom property--colour: #9700B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#68FF4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#195DB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#963B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark violet · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1DB400
Analogous#3D00B4, #B40077
Triadic#B49700, #00B497
Split complementary#77B400, #00B43D
Tetradic#B43D00, #1DB400, #0077B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EB81FF
Lighter +30%#E24EFF
Lighter +20%#DA1BFF
Lighter +10%#C200E7
Darker −10%#6C0081
Darker −20%#41004E
Darker −30%#17001B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9700B4
Less saturated −25%#88179E

Channel breakdown

R151
G0
B180
Red151 (59.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue290.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 00 · B B4

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