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Recognised as Colour

#9B00A5

  • #9B00A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9B00A5 is a magenta with RGB values 155, 0, 165 and HSL 296°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9B00A5#9B00A5
HEX#9B00A5
RGBrgb(155, 0, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0, 0.6471
RGB percentages60.8%, 0%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(296.4, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.4, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK6.1%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,158,245
CSS custom property--colour: #9B00A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#64FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#345DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9E3060no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Purple · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.6Indigo · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AA500
Analogous#4900A5, #A5005C
Triadic#A59B00, #00A59B
Split complementary#5CA500, #00A549
Tetradic#A54900, #0AA500, #005CA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F672FF
Lighter +30%#F33FFF
Lighter +20%#F00CFF
Lighter +10%#CB00D8
Darker −10%#6B0072
Darker −20%#3B003F
Darker −30%#0B000C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9B00A5
Less saturated −25%#891590

Channel breakdown

R155
G0
B165
Red155 (60.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue296.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 00 · B A5

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