#994c8e

Color #994c8e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 26.25 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#994c8e

RGB

rgb(153, 76, 142)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 33.6%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 50.3%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 7.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(44.08, 41.38, -22.34)

LCH

lch(44.08, 47.03, 331.64)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1331, 332.88)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 29.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c9957

Analogous

#7e4c99

#994c8e

#994c67

Triadic

#994c8e

#8e994c

#4c8e99

Split-complementary

#994c8e

#67994c

#4c997e

Tetradic

#994c8e

#99574c

#4c9957

#4c8e99

Square

#994c8e

#997e4c

#4c9957

#4c6799

Shades

Color #994c8e mixed toward black.

#7f3f76

#66335f

#4c2647

#33192f

#190d18

Tints

Color #994c8e mixed toward white.

#b163a6

#c182b8

#d0a1ca

#e0c0db

#efe0ed

Tones

Color #994c8e mixed toward gray.

#935289

#8c5985

#865f80

#7f667c

#796c77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e82 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#83887f · ΔE 35.4

Tritanopia

#967775 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 24.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #994c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#994c8e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#994c8e (#994c8e) is rgb(153, 76, 142) in RGB.

No, #994c8e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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