HEX Color #990757 (Mediumvioletred)

About #990757

The hex code #990757 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumvioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 7 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 95% Magenta, 43% Yellow, and 40% Black. The HSL representation is 327.1° hue, 91.2% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#990757

RGB153, 7, 87

HSL327.1°, 91.2%, 31.4%

CMYK0%, 95%, 43%, 40%

HSV327.1°, 95.4%, 60.0%

LAB33.2, 57.9, -4.6

XYZ14.9, 7.6, 9.7

Decimal10028887

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#990757 #079948

Analogous

#910799 #99070D

Triadic

#579907 #075699

Tetradic

#999107 #079948 #070D99

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#990757

#A42269

#AF3E7C

#BB598F

#C675A1

#D190B4

#DDACC7

#E8C7D9

#F3E3EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#990757

#88064D

#770543

#66043A

#550330

#440326

#33021D

#220113

#110009

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.33:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.52:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.96:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.14:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #990757; }

.text-color { color: #990757; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #990757; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred

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