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Recognised as Colour

#9C00AE

  • #9C00AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#9C00AE is a magenta with RGB values 156, 0, 174 and HSL 294°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9C00AE#9C00AE
HEX#9C00AE
RGBrgb(156, 0, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0, 0.6824
RGB percentages61.2%, 0%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(293.8, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.8, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,223,790
CSS custom property--colour: #9C00AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#63FF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C5FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9E3665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark magenta · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12AE00
Analogous#4500AE, #AE0069
Triadic#AE9C00, #00AE9C
Split complementary#69AE00, #00AE45
Tetradic#AE4500, #12AE00, #0069AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F17BFF
Lighter +30%#EC48FF
Lighter +20%#E715FF
Lighter +10%#CA00E1
Darker −10%#6E007B
Darker −20%#410048
Darker −30%#130015
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9C00AE
Less saturated −25%#8B1698

Channel breakdown

R156
G0
B174
Red156 (61.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue293.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 00 · B AE

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