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#9E2979

#9e2979 ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9e2979 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 16.08% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.05% magenta, 23.42% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 318.97°, with 58.79% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1024

Complementary

  1. #9e2979
  2. #299e4e

Split complementary

  1. #9e2979
  2. #3f9e29
  3. #299e88

Analogous

  1. #88299e
  2. #9e2979
  3. #9e293f

Triadic

  1. #9e2979
  2. #799e29
  3. #29799e

Tetradic

  1. #9e2979
  2. #9e4e29
  3. #299e4e
  4. #29799e

Square

  1. #9e2979
  2. #9e8829
  3. #299e4e
  4. #293f9e

Monochromatic

  1. #25091c
  2. #61194a
  3. #9e2979
  4. #cf45a3
  5. #de82c1

Shades

#9e2979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e2979
  2. #8e256d
  3. #7e2161
  4. #6f1d55
  5. #5f1949
  6. #4f153d
  7. #3f1030
  8. #2f0c24
  9. #200818
  10. #10040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e2979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e2979
  2. #a83e86
  3. #b15494
  4. #bb69a1
  5. #c57faf
  6. #cf94bc
  7. #d8a9c9
  8. #e2bfd7
  9. #ecd4e4
  10. #f5eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e2979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e2979
  2. #9b327a
  3. #983a7a
  4. #95437b
  5. #924c7c
  6. #8f557d
  7. #8c5d7d
  8. #89667e
  9. #866f7f
  10. #83777f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4b68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #354e7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6176 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8294d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f427a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5077 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a42962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e2979 {
  color: #9e2979;
}
Background
.bg-9e2979 {
  background-color: #9e2979;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e2979 {
  border: 2px solid #9e2979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e2979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 41 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 59% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e2979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e2979, #9e293f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e2979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 41 121 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.25 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 6.40 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.77 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.54 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.66 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.77 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.90 #61d686 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#9e2979  rgb(158, 41, 121)  hsl(319, 59%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#299e4e  rgb(41, 158, 78)  hsl(139, 59%, 39%)  Shamrock Green
#799e29  rgb(121, 158, 41)  hsl(79, 59%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#29799e  rgb(41, 121, 158)  hsl(199, 59%, 39%)  Cerulean