9500A8

#9500A8 closest to Purple Ink

#9500A8 is a medium, 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 65.9% blue (rgb(149, 0, 168)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #9500A8 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.39:1.

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Variations of #9500A8

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.

#9500A8 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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#9500A8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9500A8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 58% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #285AA5
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004DAC
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4344AA
  • Deuteranopia 58% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #285AA5
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5B4AA6
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #973461
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #971F8D
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A4A72

#9500A8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.39:1 Very good#9500A8 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#9500A8 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#9500A8 in CSS

/* Purple Ink */
.color { color: #9500A8; }
.background { background-color: #9500A8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9500A8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(149 0 168);
color: hsl(293 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.483 0.229 322.1);

#9500A8 FAQ

What color is #9500A8?

#9500A8 is a medium, 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 #9500A8?

#9500A8 is rgb(149, 0, 168) in RGB, hsl(293, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 100%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9500A8?

The complementary color of #9500A8 is #13A800, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9500A8?

White text has the best contrast on #9500A8: 7.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9500A8 a warm or cool color?

#9500A8 is a cool color.