Color

#9A0E5B

Vivid warm magenta. Nearest reference color: Jazzberry jam.

color HEX #9A0E5B on paletico.com

RGB

0–255
154
14
91

CMYK

0–100%
0%
90.91%
40.91%
39.61%

RGB describes how #9A0E5B is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 154, green 14 and blue 91.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 90.91%, yellow 40.91% and black 39.61%.

HSL values

H 327° S 83.33% L 32.94%

In the HSL color model, #9A0E5B has a hue of 327°, 83.33% saturation and 32.94% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Hue 327°
Saturation 83.33%
Lightness 32.94%

Color insight

#9A0E5B is a medium, warm magenta with vivid chroma.

Temperature
Warm
Lightness
Medium
Chroma
Vivid

Color formats

Copy #9A0E5B in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9A0E5B
RGB rgb(154, 14, 91)
HSL hsl(327 83.33% 32.94%)
OKLCH oklch(0.453425 0.178039 355.055)
CSS --color: #9A0E5B;

Tints of #9A0E5B

Tints are lighter variations of #9A0E5B. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

Shades of #9A0E5B

Shades are darker variations of #9A0E5B. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

Tones of #9A0E5B

Tones reduce the chroma of #9A0E5B, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

Tonal range of #9A0E5B

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9A0E5B between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE7EF;
    --color-200: #FFA8C9;
    --color-300: #F068A4;
    --color-400: #C5407F;
    --color-500: #9A0E5B;
    --color-600: #760044;
    --color-700: #52002D;
    --color-800: #310019;
    --color-900: #120006;
}

Colors that go with #9A0E5B

Color harmonies for #9A0E5B are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

CSS gradients with #9A0E5B

These gradients show how #9A0E5B moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A0E5B, #B95881, #D48FA9, #EBC7D3, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A0E5B, #67063B, #39021E, #100005, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A0E5B, #943000, #6E5100, #416115, #006553);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9A0E5B. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text
8.11:1
AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass
Black text
2.59:1
AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0794 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9A0E5B as the background.

background-color: #9A0E5B;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #9A0E5B in design

See how #9A0E5B works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background
Paletico Color in context

#9A0E5B used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent
Accent color

Use #9A0E5B to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action
Tonal pair
#FFA8C9
#9A0E5B
#310019

Colors similar to #9A0E5B

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9A0E5B, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9A0E5B may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9A0E5B can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X
15.3729
Y
7.9415
Z
10.6189

CIELAB

L*
33.8608
a*
57.5054
b*
-6.0928

OKLab

L
0.453425
a
0.177376
b
-0.015347

OKLCH

L
0.453425
C
0.178039
H
355.055°