#9f3156

Color #9f3156

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 22.7 Nearest Tailwind class pink-800 #a3004c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f3156

RGB

rgb(159, 49, 86)

HSL

hsl(339.8, 52.9%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(339.8, 69.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 45.9%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(38.27, 48.21, 3.7)

LCH

lch(38.27, 48.35, 4.39)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.1476, 3.88)

HWB

hwb(339.8, 19.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#319f7a

Analogous

#9f318d

#9f3156

#9f4331

Triadic

#9f3156

#569f31

#31569f

Split-complementary

#9f3156

#319f43

#318d9f

Tetradic

#9f3156

#9f7a31

#319f7a

#31569f

Square

#9f3156

#8d9f31

#319f7a

#43319f

Shades

Color #9f3156 mixed toward black.

#852948

#6a2139

#50192b

#35101d

#1b080e

Tints

Color #9f3156 mixed toward white.

#c43f6b

#d06589

#db8ca6

#e7b2c4

#f3d9e1

Tones

Color #9f3156 mixed toward gray.

#963a59

#8d435c

#844d5f

#7a5662

#715f65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.05:1

White text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e4f · ΔE 44.3

Deuteranopia

#83894d · ΔE 49.9

Tritanopia

#9c4947 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f3156;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f3156]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#9f3156 (#9f3156) is rgb(159, 49, 86) in RGB.

No, #9f3156 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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