Colour

#9B0055

#9B0055
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9B0055 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 0, 85 and HSL 327°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9B0055#9B0055

HEX#9B0055

RGBrgb(155, 0, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0, 0.3333

RGB percentages60.8%, 0%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(327.1, 100%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.1, 100%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 45.2%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,158,165

CSS custom property--colour: #9B0055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1

Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#64FFAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323D57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#595752no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A90030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.8 Purple · ΔE 33.5 Hot pink · ΔE 33.5 Deep pink · ΔE 34.2 Brown · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#009B46

Analogous#94009B, #9B0007

Triadic#559B00, #00559B

Split complementary#079B00, #009B94

Tetradic#9B9400, #009B46, #00079B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF68BB

Lighter +30%#FF35A4

Lighter +20%#FF028D

Lighter +10%#CE0071

Darker −10%#680039

Darker −20%#35001D

Darker −30%#020001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9B0055

Less saturated −25%#881353

Channel breakdown

R155

B85

Red155 (60.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue327.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 00 · B 55

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