#9600A2 colour

#9600A2 is a dark purple close to CSS darkmagenta. RGB 150, 0, 162, HSL 296, 100%, 32%. White text passes AAA (7.45:1), black fails (2.82:1).

#9600A2

Nearest CSS name: darkmagenta #8b008b (not an exact match)
Described as: a dark purple
Red, green, blue: 150, 0, 162
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.0909 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#9600a2`
RGB	`rgb(150, 0, 162)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(58.8% 0% 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295.6, 100%, 31.8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295.6, 100%, 63.5%)`
HWB	`hwb(295.6 0% 36.5%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(7%, 100%, 0%, 36%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(35.94% 64.34 -46.94)`
OKLCH	`oklch(48.03% 0.2254 324.32)`
Decimal	`9830562`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 7.45:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 2.82:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

White text is the better choice on #9600A2 (7.45:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#a017aa 18%#a92eb3 27%#b346bb 36%#bc5dc4 45%#c674cc 55%#cf8bd5 64%#d9a2dd 73%#e2b9e6 82%#ecd1ee 91%#f5e8f7

9%#880093 18%#7b0085 27%#6d0076 36%#5f0067 45%#520058 55%#44004a 64%#37003b 73%#29002c 82%#1b001d 91%#0e000f

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#9600a2 #0ca200

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#4500a2 #9600a2 #a2005d

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#9600a2 #a29600 #00a296

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#9600a2 #5da200 #00a245

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#9600a2 #a24500 #0ca200 #005da2

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#9600a2 Protanopia#004ba6 Deuteranopia#305a9f Tritanopia#99305e Achromatopsia#555555

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #9600a2;`
Background	`background-color: #9600a2;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #9600a2;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(150 0 162 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #9600a2;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9600a2, #5a0061);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #c066c7, #9600a2);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #9600a2; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #9600A2 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.