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#992CAA Color

#992CAA is rgb(153, 44, 170) in RGB, hsl(292, 59%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 74%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#992CAA
HEX#992CAA
RGBrgb(153, 44, 170)
HSLhsl(292, 59%, 42%)
HSVhsv(292, 74%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 74%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.204 321.9)
LABlab(40.13% 57.01 -45.00)
LCHlch(40.13% 72.63 321.72)

What #992CAA 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 #992CAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 7.8Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.33Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 12.26Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.61Patriarch#800080ΔE 13.62Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 14.09

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

#992CAA Channel Values

How #992CAA 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 153 · G 44 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 59% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 74% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.37:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #992CAA 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 text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #992CAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #992CAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #992CAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#992CAA
Complementary
#3DAA2C
Analogous
#5A2CAA
Analogous
#AA2C7C
Triadic
#AA992C
Triadic
#2CAA99
Split comp.
#7CAA2C
Split comp.
#2CAA5A

Tints & Shades of #992CAA

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

#B734CB
#C255D3
#CE75DB
#D996E4
#E5B6EC
#F1D6F5

Shades

#872796
#71207E
#5F1B69
#491551
#37103D
#210924

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #992CAA.

How #992CAA 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#992CAA
Protanopia#4E4EAA
Protanomaly#7342AA
Deuteranopia#6262A8
Deuteranomaly#7C52A9
Tritanopia#8E4C4C
Tritanomaly#93427D
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #992CAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-992caa: #992CAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #992CAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-992caa': '#992CAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.173, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_992caa">#992CAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#992CAA"

More Pink Colors

#992CAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#992CAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #992CAA?

#992CAA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(153, 44, 170) in RGB and hsl(292, 59%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #992CAA?

#992CAA is rgb(153, 44, 170) — red 153, green 44, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #992CAA?

#992CAA converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 74%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #992CAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #992CAA scores 6.37:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #992CAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #992CAA 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 10.33, which is visibly different.

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