#995FA8

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #995FA8

When working with digital screens, the color #995FA8 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 95, and 168.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 9% cyan and 43% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 287.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#995FA8
RGB153, 95, 168
HSL287.7°, 29.6%, 51.6%
CMYK9%, 43%, 0%, 34%
HSV287.7°, 43.5%, 65.9%
LAB49.2, 36.2, -29.8
XYZ24.3, 17.8, 39.2
Decimal10051496

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.56:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #995FA8; }
.text-color { color: #995FA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #995FA8; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB