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#911FA3 Color

#911FA3 is rgb(145, 31, 163) in RGB, hsl(292, 68%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 81%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#911FA3
HEX#911FA3
RGBrgb(145, 31, 163)
HSLhsl(292, 68%, 38%)
HSVhsv(292, 81%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 81%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.207 321.6)
LABlab(36.93% 58.20 -46.01)
LCHlch(36.93% 74.19 321.67)

What #911FA3 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 #911FA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 4.54Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.81Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 11.08Patriarch#800080ΔE 12.3Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.91Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.6

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

#911FA3 Channel Values

How #911FA3 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 31 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 68% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 81% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.17:1 vs white · 2.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #911FA3 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 text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #911FA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #911FA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #911FA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#911FA3
Complementary
#31A31F
Analogous
#4F1FA3
Analogous
#A31F72
Triadic
#A3911F
Triadic
#1FA391
Split comp.
#72A31F
Split comp.
#1FA34F

Tints & Shades of #911FA3

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

#B426C9
#C53EDA
#D165E2
#DB87E8
#E7AEEF
#F1D0F6

Shades

#7E1B8D
#6B1778
#581363
#491051
#360B3C
#220727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #911FA3.

How #911FA3 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#911FA3
Protanopia#4545A3
Protanomaly#6C39A3
Deuteranopia#5A5AA1
Deuteranomaly#7449A2
Tritanopia#864444
Tritanomaly#8B3976
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #911FA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-911fa3: #911FA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #911FA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-911fa3': '#911FA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.122, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_911fa3">#911FA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#911FA3"

More Pink Colors

#911FA3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#911FA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #911FA3?

#911FA3 is a dark pink — rgb(145, 31, 163) in RGB and hsl(292, 68%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.54.

What is the RGB value of #911FA3?

#911FA3 is rgb(145, 31, 163) — red 145, green 31, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #911FA3?

#911FA3 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 81%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #911FA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #911FA3 scores 7.17:1 against white and 2.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #911FA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #911FA3 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 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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