Colour

#9B0073

#9B0073
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9B0073 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 0, 115 and HSL 315°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#9B0073

RGBrgb(155, 0, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0, 0.451

RGB percentages60.8%, 0%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(315.5, 100%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.5, 100%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 25.8%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,158,195

CSS custom property--colour: #9B0073;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#64FF8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#204275no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#515970no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A60041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.6 Purple · ΔE 16.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2 Orchid · ΔE 32.3 Hot pink · ΔE 32.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009B28

Analogous#76009B, #9B0025

Triadic#739B00, #00739B

Split complementary#259B00, #009B76

Tetradic#9B7600, #009B28, #00259B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF68D8

Lighter +30%#FF35CB

Lighter +20%#FF02BE

Lighter +10%#CE0099

Darker −10%#68004D

Darker −20%#350027

Darker −30%#020001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9B0073

Less saturated −25%#88136A

Channel breakdown

R155

B115

Red155 (60.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue315.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 00 · B 73

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