#c9499e

Color #c9499e

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9499e

RGB

rgb(201, 73, 158)

HSL

hsl(320.2, 54.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.2, 63.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 21.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(51.44, 59.44, -19.95)

LCH

lch(51.44, 62.7, 341.45)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.186, 343.38)

HWB

hwb(320.2, 28.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49c974

Analogous

#b449c9

#c9499e

#c9495e

Triadic

#c9499e

#9ec949

#499ec9

Split-complementary

#c9499e

#5ec949

#49c9b4

Tetradic

#c9499e

#c97449

#49c974

#499ec9

Square

#c9499e

#c9b449

#49c974

#495ec9

Shades

Color #c9499e mixed toward black.

#b03486

#8d2a6b

#6a1f51

#461536

#230a1b

Tints

Color #c9499e mixed toward white.

#d267ae

#db86be

#e4a4ce

#edc2df

#f6e1ef

Tones

Color #c9499e mixed toward gray.

#be549a

#b45e97

#a96993

#9e7490

#947e8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a18f · ΔE 40.4

Deuteranopia

#a8af8b · ΔE 51.4

Tritanopia

#c5827f · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9499e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9499e]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#c9499e (#c9499e) is rgb(201, 73, 158) in RGB.

No, #c9499e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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