What color is #9000A3?

#9000A3 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9000A3?

The RGB value is 144, 0, 163: 144 red, 0 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9000A3?

The complementary color is #13A300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9000A3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9000A3 color

#9000A3 rgb(144, 0, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9000A3 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 0% green and 63.9% blue (144, 0, 163).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#9000A3 color codes

HEX	`#9000A3`
RGB	`rgb(144, 0, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 0%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 100%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.15, 67.24, -49.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.15, 83.35, 323.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.112, 8.575, 35.344)`
Decimal	`9437347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9000A3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9000A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9000A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9000A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9000a3; }
.text { color: #9000a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9000a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 0 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9000a3, #a30065); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9000A3?: #9000A3 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9000A3?: The RGB value is 144, 0, 163: 144 red, 0 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9000A3?: The complementary color is #13A300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9000A3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.