9500A1

#9500A1 closest to Purple Ink

#9500A1 is a dark, vivid pink; the closest named color is Purple Ink. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 0.0% green and 63.1% blue (rgb(149, 0, 161)). Its HSL value is 296° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #9500A1 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.52:1.

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Variations of #9500A1

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#9500A1 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9500A1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9500A1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #305A9E
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004BA5
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4642A3
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #305A9E
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D4A9F
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #98305D
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #971C87
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #69496E

#9500A1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.52:1 Very good#9500A1 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#9500A1 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#9500A1 in CSS

/* Purple Ink */
.color { color: #9500A1; }
.background { background-color: #9500A1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9500A1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(149 0 161);
color: hsl(296 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.478 0.224 324.3);

#9500A1 FAQ

What color is #9500A1?

#9500A1 is a dark, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Purple Ink. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9500A1?

#9500A1 is rgb(149, 0, 161) in RGB, hsl(296, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 100%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9500A1?

The complementary color of #9500A1 is #0CA100, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9500A1?

White text has the best contrast on #9500A1: 7.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9500A1 a warm or cool color?

#9500A1 is a cool color.