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#994C8A

#994c8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#994c8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 29.8% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.33% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 311.69°, with 33.62% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 3.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1378

Complementary

  1. #994c8a
  2. #4c995b

Split complementary

  1. #994c8a
  2. #63994c
  3. #4c9981

Analogous

  1. #814c99
  2. #994c8a
  3. #994c63

Triadic

  1. #994c8a
  2. #8a994c
  3. #4c8a99

Tetradic

  1. #994c8a
  2. #995b4c
  3. #4c995b
  4. #4c8a99

Square

  1. #994c8a
  2. #99814c
  3. #4c995b
  4. #4c6399

Monochromatic

  1. #33192e
  2. #66335c
  3. #994c8a
  4. #bb76ae
  5. #d5a9cc

Shades

#994c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #994c8a
  2. #8a447c
  3. #7a3d6e
  4. #6b3561
  5. #5c2e53
  6. #4d2645
  7. #3d1e37
  8. #2e1729
  9. #1f0f1c
  10. #0f080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#994c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #994c8a
  2. #a35e96
  3. #ad70a1
  4. #b882ad
  5. #c294b9
  6. #cca6c5
  7. #d6b7d0
  8. #e0c9dc
  9. #ebdbe8
  10. #f5edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#994c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #994c8a
  2. #975189
  3. #945688
  4. #925c87
  5. #8f6186
  6. #8d6685
  7. #8a6b84
  8. #887083
  9. #857682
  10. #837b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e5e77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c618c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626c88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5064 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73598b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d4e75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-994c8a {
  color: #994c8a;
}
Background
.bg-994c8a {
  background-color: #994c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-994c8a {
  border: 2px solid #994c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #994c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 76 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 34% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-994c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #994c8a, #994c63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-994c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 76 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 3.09 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.77 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.62 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.79 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.01 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.85 #66b375 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#994c8a  rgb(153, 76, 138)  hsl(312, 34%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#4c995b  rgb(76, 153, 91)  hsl(132, 34%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#8a994c  rgb(138, 153, 76)  hsl(72, 34%, 45%)  Moss Green
#4c8a99  rgb(76, 138, 153)  hsl(192, 34%, 45%)  Bondi Blue