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#99409B

#99409b ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#99409b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 25.1% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.29% cyan, 58.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 298.68°, with 41.55% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1281

Complementary

  1. #99409b
  2. #429b40

Split complementary

  1. #99409b
  2. #6f9b40
  3. #409b6b

Analogous

  1. #6b409b
  2. #99409b
  3. #9b406f

Triadic

  1. #99409b
  2. #9b9940
  3. #409b99

Tetradic

  1. #99409b
  2. #9b4042
  3. #429b40
  4. #409b99

Square

  1. #99409b
  2. #9b6b40
  3. #429b40
  4. #406f9b

Monochromatic

  1. #2e132f
  2. #642a65
  3. #99409b
  4. #be67c0
  5. #d59dd7

Shades

#99409b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99409b
  2. #8a3a8c
  3. #7a337c
  4. #6b2d6d
  5. #5c265d
  6. #4d204e
  7. #3d1a3e
  8. #2e132f
  9. #1f0d1f
  10. #0f0610
  11. #000000

Tints

#99409b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99409b
  2. #a353a5
  3. #ad66af
  4. #b879b9
  5. #c28cc3
  6. #cca0cd
  7. #d6b3d7
  8. #e0c6e1
  9. #ebd9eb
  10. #f5ecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99409b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99409b
  2. #974698
  3. #944d96
  4. #925393
  5. #8f5a90
  6. #8d608e
  7. #8a668b
  8. #886d88
  9. #857385
  10. #837a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d587e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355d9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536898 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4b67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c539d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755b99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b477f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99409b {
  color: #99409b;
}
Background
.bg-99409b {
  background-color: #99409b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-99409b {
  border: 2px solid #99409b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99409b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 64 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 42% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99409b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99409b, #9b406f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99409b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 64 155 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 4.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.82 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.14 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.17 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.70 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.09 #66bf64 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#99409b  rgb(153, 64, 155)  hsl(299, 42%, 43%)  Purpureus
#429b40  rgb(66, 155, 64)  hsl(119, 42%, 43%)  Forest Green
#9b9940  rgb(155, 153, 64)  hsl(59, 42%, 43%)  Brass
#409b99  rgb(64, 155, 153)  hsl(179, 42%, 43%)  Cadet Blue