Colour

#9F00AF

#9F00AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#9F00AF is a magenta with RGB values 159, 0, 175 and HSL 295°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#9F00AF#9F00AF

HEX#9F00AF

RGBrgb(159, 0, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0, 0.6863

RGB percentages62.4%, 0%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(294.5, 100%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 100%, 68.6%)

CMYK9.1%, 100%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,420,399

CSS custom property--colour: #9F00AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#60FF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#3060ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A13566no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20.3 Purple · ΔE 20.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#10AF00

Analogous#4800AF, #AF0067

Triadic#AF9F00, #00AF9F

Split complementary#68AF00, #00AF47

Tetradic#AF4700, #10AF00, #0067AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F37CFF

Lighter +30%#EE49FF

Lighter +20%#EA16FF

Lighter +10%#CD00E2

Darker −10%#71007C

Darker −20%#420049

Darker −30%#140016

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F00AF

Less saturated −25%#8D1699

Channel breakdown

R159

B175

Red159 (62.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue294.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 00 · B AF

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