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#901D55 Color

#901D55 is rgb(144, 29, 85) in RGB, hsl(331, 66%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 41%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Raspberry (#872657), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#901D55
HEX#901D55
RGBrgb(144, 29, 85)
HSLhsl(331, 66%, 34%)
HSVhsv(331, 80%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 41%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(44.2% 0.157 356.5)
LABlab(33.21% 50.25 -3.01)
LCHlch(33.21% 50.34 356.58)

What #901D55 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #901D55, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 6.08Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 6.79Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 8.8Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 9.05Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 10.34Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 11.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#901D55 Channel Values

How #901D55 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 29 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 66% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 80% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 41% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.42:1 vs white · 2.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #901D55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #901D55 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #901D55

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #901D55; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#901D55
Complementary
#1D9059
Analogous
#901D8E
Analogous
#901F1D
Triadic
#55901D
Triadic
#1D5590
Split comp.
#1D901F
Split comp.
#1D8E90

Tints & Shades of #901D55

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B6256B
#D53482
#DD5A99
#E684B3
#EEAACB
#F5D0E2

Shades

#7F1A4B
#6A163E
#591234
#480F2A
#370B20
#220714

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #901D55.

How #901D55 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#901D55
Protanopia#444454
Protanomaly#6B3855
Deuteranopia#595952
Deuteranomaly#734853
Tritanopia#8E2929
Tritanomaly#8F253F
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #901D55 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-901d55: #901D55;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #901D55;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-901d55': '#901D55' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.114, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_901d55">#901D55</color>
SVG fillfill="#901D55"

More Pink Colors

#901D55 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#901D55 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #901D55?

#901D55 is a dark pink — rgb(144, 29, 85) in RGB and hsl(331, 66%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Raspberry (#872657), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #901D55?

#901D55 is rgb(144, 29, 85) — red 144, green 29, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #901D55?

#901D55 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 41%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #901D55 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #901D55 scores 8.42:1 against white and 2.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #901D55 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #901D55 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 25.27, which is a different colour altogether.

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