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Colour

#A9009A

  • #A9009A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A9009A is a magenta with RGB values 169, 0, 154 and HSL 305°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A9009A#A9009A
HEX#A9009A
RGBrgb(169, 0, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0, 0.6039
RGB percentages66.3%, 0%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(305.3, 100%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 100%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 8.9%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,075,738
CSS custom property--colour: #A9009A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#56FF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B12359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.1Purple · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00A90F
Analogous#6400A9, #A90045
Triadic#9AA900, #009AA9
Split complementary#45A900, #00A964
Tetradic#A96300, #00A90F, #0045A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF76F3
Lighter +30%#FF43EE
Lighter +20%#FF10EA
Lighter +10%#DC00C8
Darker −10%#76006C
Darker −20%#43003D
Darker −30%#10000F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A9009A
Less saturated −25%#941589

Channel breakdown

R169
G0
B154
Red169 (66.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue305.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 00 · B 9A

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