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Recognised as Colour

#B009A8

  • #B009A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B009A8 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 9, 168 and HSL 303°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B009A8#B009A8
HEX#B009A8
RGBrgb(176, 9, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0353, 0.6588
RGB percentages69%, 3.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(302.9, 90.3%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 94.9%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 94.9%, 4.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,536,808
CSS custom property--colour: #B009A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#4FF657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C69A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B72D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.6Purple · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium violet red · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09B011
Analogous#6509B0, #B00954
Triadic#A8B009, #09A8B0
Split complementary#54B009, #09B065
Tetradic#B06509, #09B011, #0954B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F98CF4
Lighter +30%#F75BEF
Lighter +20%#F42BEB
Lighter +10%#E10BD6
Darker −10%#7F077A
Darker −20%#4F044B
Darker −30%#1E021D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B900B0
Less saturated −25%#992093

Channel breakdown

R176
G9
B168
Red176 (69%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue302.87°
Saturation (HSL)90.27%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 09 · B A8

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