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#911E99 Color

#911E99 is rgb(145, 30, 153) in RGB, hsl(296, 67%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 80%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#911E99
HEX#911E99
RGBrgb(145, 30, 153)
HSLhsl(296, 67%, 36%)
HSVhsv(296, 80%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 80%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.2 325.1)
LABlab(36.29% 57.16 -40.99)
LCHlch(36.29% 70.34 324.36)

What #911E99 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 #911E99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#911E99 Channel Values

How #911E99 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 145 · G 30 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 67% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 80% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.37:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #911E99 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 text7.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #911E99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #911E99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #911E99

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.

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Shades

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How #911E99 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#911E99
Protanopia#454599
Protanomaly#6C3999
Deuteranopia#5A5A97
Deuteranomaly#744998
Tritanopia#874040
Tritanomaly#8B356F
Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #911E99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-911e99: #911E99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #911E99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-911e99': '#911E99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.118, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_911e99">#911E99</color>
SVG fillfill="#911E99"

More Pink Colors

#911E99 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#911E99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #911E99?

#911E99 is a dark pink — rgb(145, 30, 153) in RGB and hsl(296, 67%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #911E99?

#911E99 is rgb(145, 30, 153) — red 145, green 30, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #911E99?

#911E99 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 80%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #911E99 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #911E99 scores 7.37:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #911E99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #911E99 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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