#990FAF

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #990FAF

When working with digital screens, the color #990FAF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 15, and 175.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 13% cyan and 91% 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. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#990FAF
RGB153, 15, 175
HSL291.8°, 84.2%, 37.3%
CMYK13%, 91%, 0%, 31%
HSV291.8°, 91.4%, 68.6%
LAB38.2, 68.8, -51.4
XYZ21.0, 10.2, 41.4
Decimal10031023

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.04:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.59:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #990FAF; }
.text-color { color: #990FAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #990FAF; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
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