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Recognised as Colour

#9908AA

  • #9908AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9908AA is a magenta with RGB values 153, 8, 170 and HSL 294°, 91%, 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

#9908AA#9908AA
HEX#9908AA
RGBrgb(153, 8, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.0314, 0.6667
RGB percentages60%, 3.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(293.7, 91%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.7, 95.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK10%, 95.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,029,226
CSS custom property--colour: #9908AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#66F755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9B3663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 24.5
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#19AA08
Analogous#4808AA, #AA086A
Triadic#AA9908, #08AA99
Split complementary#6AAA08, #08AA48
Tetradic#AA4808, #19AA08, #086AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ED85F9
Lighter +30%#E654F7
Lighter +20%#DF23F5
Lighter +10%#C50ADB
Darker −10%#6D0679
Darker −20%#410349
Darker −30%#150118
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F00B2
Less saturated −25%#871E94

Channel breakdown

R153
G8
B170
Red153 (60%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue293.7°
Saturation (HSL)91.01%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 08 · B AA

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