#9E299A Color

#9E299A is rgb(158, 41, 154) in RGB, hsl(302, 59%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 3%, 38%) 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 8.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E299A

HEX#9E299A

RGBrgb(158, 41, 154)

HSLhsl(302, 59%, 39%)

HSVhsv(302, 74%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 3%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(50.8% 0.196 329.5)

LABlab(39.84% 57.17 -35.81)

LCHlch(39.84% 67.46 327.94)

What #9E299A 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 #9E299A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.19 Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 8.36 Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 10.06 Patriarch#800080ΔE 10.22 Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10.69 Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.67

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#9E299A Channel Values

How #9E299A 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 158 · G 41 · B 154	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 302° · S 59% · L 39%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 302° · S 74% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 74% · Y 3% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.49:1 vs white · 3.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E299A 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 text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9E299A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E299A; 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 #9E299A

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 #9E299A 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#9E299A

Protanopia#4E4E9A

Protanomaly#76429A

Deuteranopia#646498

Deuteranomaly#7F5399

Tritanopia#964545

Tritanomaly#993C71

Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #9E299A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e299a: #9E299A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E299A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e299a': '#9E299A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.161, blue: 0.604)

Android XML<color name="color_9e299a">#9E299A</color>

SVG fillfill="#9E299A"

More Pink Colors

#9E299A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9e5e6f 9e0035 9f2850 997a8d 9f2b68 996699 a00955 993399 a2006d 993366 a3004c 992572 b53389 cc00cc da1d81 e60076 efbbcc f6acdb fdf2f8 ff38ff ffadc9 2e051f 5a3844 7a007a

#9E299A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E299A?

#9E299A is a dark pink — rgb(158, 41, 154) in RGB and hsl(302, 59%, 39%) 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 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #9E299A?

#9E299A is rgb(158, 41, 154) — red 158, green 41, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E299A?

#9E299A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 3%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E299A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9E299A scores 6.49:1 against white and 3.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E299A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E299A 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 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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