#990049

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #990049

At its core, #990049 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumvioletred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 0 green, and 73 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#990049
RGB153, 0, 73
HSL331.4°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 100%, 52%, 40%
HSV331.4°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB32.4, 57.7, 3.5
XYZ14.3, 7.3, 6.9
Decimal10027081

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.45:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.08:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #990049; }
.text-color { color: #990049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #990049; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred
#C71585