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Recognised as Colour

#9E00A8

  • #9E00A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#9E00A8 is a magenta with RGB values 158, 0, 168 and HSL 296°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#9E00A8#9E00A8
HEX#9E00A8
RGBrgb(158, 0, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0, 0.6588
RGB percentages62%, 0%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(296.4, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.4, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK6%, 100%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,354,856
CSS custom property--colour: #9E00A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#61FF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#365FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A23161no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Purple · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AA800
Analogous#4A00A8, #A8005E
Triadic#A89E00, #00A89E
Split complementary#5EA800, #00A84A
Tetradic#A84A00, #0AA800, #005EA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F775FF
Lighter +30%#F442FF
Lighter +20%#F10FFF
Lighter +10%#CE00DB
Darker −10%#6E0075
Darker −20%#3E0042
Darker −30%#0E000F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E00A8
Less saturated −25%#8C1593

Channel breakdown

R158
G0
B168
Red158 (62%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue296.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 00 · B A8

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