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#993E8A

#993e8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#993e8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 24.31% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.48% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 309.89°, with 42.33% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #993e8a
  2. #3e994d

Split complementary

  1. #993e8a
  2. #5d993e
  3. #3e997b

Analogous

  1. #7b3e99
  2. #993e8a
  3. #993e5d

Triadic

  1. #993e8a
  2. #8a993e
  3. #3e8a99

Tetradic

  1. #993e8a
  2. #994d3e
  3. #3e994d
  4. #3e8a99

Square

  1. #993e8a
  2. #997b3e
  3. #3e994d
  4. #3e5d99

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1228
  2. #632859
  3. #993e8a
  4. #c064b1
  5. #d69acc

Shades

#993e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #993e8a
  2. #8a387c
  3. #7a326e
  4. #6b2b61
  5. #5c2553
  6. #4d1f45
  7. #3d1937
  8. #2e1329
  9. #1f0c1c
  10. #0f060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#993e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #993e8a
  2. #a35196
  3. #ad65a1
  4. #b878ad
  5. #c28bb9
  6. #cc9fc5
  7. #d6b2d0
  8. #e0c5dc
  9. #ebd8e8
  10. #f5ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#993e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #993e8a
  2. #974589
  3. #944b88
  4. #925287
  5. #8f5886
  6. #8d5f85
  7. #8a6684
  8. #886c83
  9. #857382
  10. #837981
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b5574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d598c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596688 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0445e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d4272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-993e8a {
  color: #993e8a;
}
Background
.bg-993e8a {
  background-color: #993e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-993e8a {
  border: 2px solid #993e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #993e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 62 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 42% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-993e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #993e8a, #993e5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-993e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 62 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 2.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.76 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.86 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.07 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.18 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.32 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.55 #66c175 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#993e8a  rgb(153, 62, 138)  hsl(310, 42%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#3e994d  rgb(62, 153, 77)  hsl(130, 42%, 42%)  Shamrock Green
#8a993e  rgb(138, 153, 62)  hsl(70, 42%, 42%)  Moss Green
#3e8a99  rgb(62, 138, 153)  hsl(190, 42%, 42%)  Bondi Blue