#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
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;
}