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Recognised as Colour

#A901C9

  • #A901C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A901C9 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 1, 201 and HSL 290°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A901C9#A901C9
HEX#A901C9
RGBrgb(169, 1, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0039, 0.7882
RGB percentages66.3%, 0.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(290.4, 99%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 99.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK15.9%, 99.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,076,041
CSS custom property--colour: #A901C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#56FE36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E68C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A84376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.7Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6Fuchsia · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21C901
Analogous#4501C9, #C90185
Triadic#C9A901, #01C9A9
Split complementary#85C901, #01C945
Tetradic#C94501, #21C901, #0185C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE98FE
Lighter +30%#E665FE
Lighter +20%#DD32FE
Lighter +10%#D401FC
Darker −10%#7E0196
Darker −20%#540064
Darker −30%#290031
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA00CA
Less saturated −25%#981AB0

Channel breakdown

R169
G1
B201
Red169 (66.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue290.4°
Saturation (HSL)99.01%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 01 · B C9

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