Information about #9E8599 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9E8599 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 133, 153) — 62% red, 52.2% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 2 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9E8599 reads as a softly toned purple-pink magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nitro (#978395). Slightly further away sit Amethyst Smoke (#95879C) and Bouquet (#A78199).

The recipe behind #9E8599 is rgb(158, 133, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9E8599 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9E8599 color variations

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#9E8599 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9E8599

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

#9E8599 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E8599
  • RGB158, 133, 153
  • CMYK0, 10, 2, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 133, 153)
  • HSL312°, 11%, 57%
  • HSL Precise312°, 11.416%, 57.059%
  • HSV312°, 16%, 62%
  • HSB312°, 16%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.522, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.522, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.522, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9E8599
  • DECIMAL ID10388889
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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