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Recognised as Colour

#9A01AA

  • #9A01AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9A01AA is a magenta with RGB values 154, 1, 170 and HSL 294°, 99%, 34%. 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

#9A01AA#9A01AA
HEX#9A01AA
RGBrgb(154, 1, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.0039, 0.6667
RGB percentages60.4%, 0.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(294.3, 98.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 99.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 99.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,092,970
CSS custom property--colour: #9A01AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09794WCAG 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 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#65FE55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C3463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Dark magenta · ΔE 14Purple · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Indigo · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11AA01
Analogous#4501AA, #AA0166
Triadic#AA9A01, #01AA9A
Split complementary#66AA01, #01AA45
Tetradic#AA4501, #11AA01, #0165AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F279FE
Lighter +30%#ED46FE
Lighter +20%#E713FE
Lighter +10%#C801DD
Darker −10%#6C0177
Darker −20%#3E0045
Darker −30%#100012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9B00AB
Less saturated −25%#891695

Channel breakdown

R154
G1
B170
Red154 (60.4%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue294.32°
Saturation (HSL)98.83%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 01 · B AA

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