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#995C99

#995c99 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#995c99 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 36.08% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 24.9% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1673

Complementary

  1. #995c99
  2. #5c995c

Split complementary

  1. #995c99
  2. #7b995c
  3. #5c997b

Analogous

  1. #7b5c99
  2. #995c99
  3. #995c7b

Triadic

  1. #995c99
  2. #99995c
  3. #5c9999

Tetradic

  1. #995c99
  2. #995c5c
  3. #5c995c
  4. #5c9999

Square

  1. #995c99
  2. #997b5c
  3. #5c995c
  4. #5c7b99

Monochromatic

  1. #392339
  2. #693f69
  3. #995c99
  4. #b889b8
  5. #d5b9d5

Shades

#995c99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #995c99
  2. #8a538a
  3. #7a4a7a
  4. #6b406b
  5. #5c375c
  6. #4d2e4d
  7. #3d253d
  8. #2e1c2e
  9. #1f121f
  10. #0f090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#995c99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #995c99
  2. #a36ca3
  3. #ad7dad
  4. #b88db8
  5. #c29dc2
  6. #ccaecc
  7. #d6bed6
  8. #e0cee0
  9. #ebdeeb
  10. #f5eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#995c99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #995c99
  2. #976097
  3. #946394
  4. #926792
  5. #8f6a8f
  6. #8d6e8d
  7. #8a728a
  8. #887588
  9. #857985
  10. #837c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836a83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #576d9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677597 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c6273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77669a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6c98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b6084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-995c99 {
  color: #995c99;
}
Background
.bg-995c99 {
  background-color: #995c99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-995c99 {
  border: 2px solid #995c99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #995c99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 92 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 25% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-995c99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #995c99, #995c7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-995c99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 92 153 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.11 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.37 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.70 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.96 #66a366 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#995c99  rgb(153, 92, 153)  hsl(300, 25%, 48%)  Purpureus
#5c995c  rgb(92, 153, 92)  hsl(120, 25%, 48%)  Shamrock Green
#99995c  rgb(153, 153, 92)  hsl(60, 25%, 48%)  Moss Green
#5c9999  rgb(92, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 25%, 48%)  Cadet Blue