#994b98 Color Information

#994b98 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #994b98. In RGB, it consists of 60.0% Red, 29.4% Green, and 59.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 51% Magenta, 0.7% Yellow, and 40% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 300.8°, with saturation of 34.2% and lightness of 44.7%. The decimal value for #994b98 is 10046360, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #994b98 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#994b98 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color153, 75, 152 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color60.0%, 29.4%, 59.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.400, 0.706, 0.404 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.51, 0.007, 0.4 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color300.8°, 34.2%, 44.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color300.8°, 51.0%, 60.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.320, 14.072, 31.298 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color153, 75, 152 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10046360 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.335, 43.735, -27.966 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.335, 51.912, 327.403 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.335, 36.616, -46.225 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.512, 35.807, -23.210 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.320, 0.211, 14.072 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288236440 / 0xff994b98 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993399 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #994b98

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #994b98, its pure hue is 300.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, and its lightness is 44.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #994b98, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #130913 to #864285.

Tints of #994b98

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #994b98, its pure hue is 300.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, and its lightness is 44.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #994b98, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a662a5 to #f2e9f2.

Tones of #994b98

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #994b98, its pure hue is 300.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #994b98, which range from #727272 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e400e1 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #994b98

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #994b98! For #994b98, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #994b98. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #994b98

This color, #994b98, consists of 60.0% Red, 29.4% Green, and 59.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 153, Green = 75, Blue = 152. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #994b98 is 0% Cyan, 51% Magenta, 0.7% Yellow, and 40% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R60.0%
C0.0%
G29.4%
M51.0%
B59.6%
Y0.7%
K40.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 153 75 152
Octal 231 113 230
Hexa #99 #4b #98
Binary 10011001 01001011 10011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 50 0 40
Octal 0 62 0 50
Hexa #00 #32 #00 #28
Binary 00000000 00110010 00000000 00101000

Analogous Colors of #994b98

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #994b98 — which has hue 300.8° — its analogous colors are located at 270.8° and 330.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #994b98.

Triadic Colors of #994b98

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #994b98 — which has hue 300.8° — its triadic colors are located at 60.8° and 300.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #994b98.

Complementary Color of #994b98

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #994b98 — which has hue 300.8° — its complementary color is located at 120.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #994b98.

Split Complementary Colors of #994b98

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #994b98 — which has hue 300.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 90.8° and 300.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #994b98.

Tetradic Colors of #994b98

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #994b98 — which has hue 300.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 210.8°, 300.8°, 30.8°, and 120.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #994b98.

Monochromatic Colors of #994b98

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #994b98, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #432f43 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d680d5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #994b98

We want to make getting started with #994b98 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #994b98 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #994b98 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #994b98 with other HTML elements.

#994b98 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #994b98.
<span style="color: #994b98;">The color of this text is #994b98.</span>

#994b98 Background Color

The background color for this text is #994b98.
<div style="background-color: #994b98; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #994b98.</div>

#994b98 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #994b98.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #994b98;">This color for the shadow of this text is #994b98.</span>

#994b98 Border Color

This is a div with border color #994b98.
<div style="border: #994b98 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #994b98.</div>

#994b98 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #994b98 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #994b98; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #994b98 on a white background.</div></div>

#994b98 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #994b98 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #994b98; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #994b98 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #994b98 to White

This is a gradient from #994b98 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#994b98,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#994b98,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#994b98,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#994b98,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #994b98 to white.</div>

Gradient from #994b98 to Black

This is a gradient from #994b98 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#994b98,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#994b98,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#994b98,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#994b98,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #994b98 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #994b98

In addition to using #994b98 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #994b98 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #994b98, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 153, Green = 75, Blue = 152). If you need details about the color coordinates of #994b98 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #994b98
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(153, 75, 152)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #994b98; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #994b98; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #994b98; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(153, 75, 152);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#994b98")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:153, green:75, blue:152, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:153 green:75 blue:152 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(153f, 75f, 152f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(153, 75, 152);
 

#994b98 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #994b98 the same way. For those with color blindness, #994b98 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #994b98 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #994b98 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #994b98 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #994b98 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #994b98 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #994b98 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text