Colour

#9C005F

#9C005F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C005F is a magenta with RGB values 156, 0, 95 and HSL 323°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C005F#9C005F

HEX#9C005F

RGBrgb(156, 0, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0, 0.3725

RGB percentages61.2%, 0%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(323.5, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323.5, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 39.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,223,711

CSS custom property--colour: #9C005F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#63FFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E3F61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#57585Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A90036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.6 Purple · ΔE 28 Dark magenta · ΔE 30.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9 Hot pink · ΔE 32 Deep pink · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009C3D

Analogous#8B009C, #9C0011

Triadic#5F9C00, #005F9C

Split complementary#119C00, #009C8B

Tetradic#9C8B00, #009C3D, #00119C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF69C4

Lighter +30%#FF36B0

Lighter +20%#FF039C

Lighter +10%#CF007E

Darker −10%#690040

Darker −20%#360021

Darker −30%#030002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C005F

Less saturated −25%#89145B

Channel breakdown

R156

B95

Red156 (61.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue323.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 00 · B 5F

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