#993366 Color

#993366 is rgb(153, 51, 102) in RGB, hsl(330, 50%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 33%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#993366

HEX#993366

RGBrgb(153, 51, 102)

HSLhsl(330, 50%, 40%)

HSVhsv(330, 67%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 33%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.145 353)

LABlab(38.32% 46.61 -6.16)

LCHlch(38.32% 47.01 352.48)

What #993366 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 #993366, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 5.15 Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 6.06 Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 6.93 Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 7.52 Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 7.97 Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 10.24

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#993366 Channel Values

How #993366 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 153 · G 51 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 330° · S 50% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 330° · S 67% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 67% · Y 33% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.95:1 vs white · 3.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #993366 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 text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #993366

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #993366; 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 #993366

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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How #993366 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#993366

Protanopia#515166

Protanomaly#754766

Deuteranopia#646463

Deuteranomaly#7D5464

Tritanopia#963C3C

Tritanomaly#973950

Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #993366 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-993366: #993366;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #993366;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-993366': '#993366' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.200, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_993366">#993366</color>

SVG fillfill="#993366"

More Pink Colors

#993366 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

993399 992572 996699 990099 997a8d 990066 9e0035 990033 9e299a 963d7f 9e5e6f 955b95 b03060 ca2c92 d70040 e30b5c ed6aff f5b3f5 fce7f3 ff3399 ff94ff fff5f8 551f2f 75003b

#993366 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #993366?

#993366 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(153, 51, 102) in RGB and hsl(330, 50%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #993366?

#993366 is rgb(153, 51, 102) — red 153, green 51, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #993366?

#993366 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 33%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #993366 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #993366 scores 6.95:1 against white and 3.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #993366 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #993366 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 23.8, which is visibly different.

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