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Recognised as Colour

#9A00AA

  • #9A00AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9A00AA is a magenta with RGB values 154, 0, 170 and HSL 294°, 100%, 33%. 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

#9A00AA#9A00AA
HEX#9A00AA
RGBrgb(154, 0, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0, 0.6667
RGB percentages60.4%, 0%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(294.4, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 100%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,092,714
CSS custom property--colour: #9A00AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#65FF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9C3463no 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 text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Dark magenta · ΔE 14.1Purple · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Indigo · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#10AA00
Analogous#4500AA, #AA0065
Triadic#AA9A00, #00AA9A
Split complementary#65AA00, #00AA45
Tetradic#AA4500, #10AA00, #0065AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F277FF
Lighter +30%#ED44FF
Lighter +20%#E911FF
Lighter +10%#C800DD
Darker −10%#6C0077
Darker −20%#3E0044
Darker −30%#0F0011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9A00AA
Less saturated −25%#891595

Channel breakdown

R154
G0
B170
Red154 (60.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue294.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 00 · B AA

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