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Solid Jamun

#9a1578
Notes

Solid Jamun (#9A1578) is a deep magenta with a jewel character. It carries the deep, saturated richness of a gemstone. Authoritative and slightly formal, it works well for type and heavy UI elements. Its HSL profile (315°, 76%, 34%) places it in the highly saturated band at a dark lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#9a1578
RGB
rgb(154, 21, 120)
HSL
hsl(315, 76%, 34%)
HWB
hwb(315 8% 40%)
OKLCH
oklch(46.9% 0.189 341.7)
HSV
hsv(315, 86%, 60%)
LAB
lab(35.53% 59.54 -22.06)
LCH
lch(35.53% 63.49 339.67)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 86%, 22%, 40%)

Etymology

Solid
adjective

Latin solidus, firm, dense — used as a color modifier since the seventeenth century for hues that read as continuous and unbroken: a solid blue is one with no variation across the surface. Implies high saturation combined with optical density. Sits in the bold-bucket alongside strong and robust, slightly more focused on uniformity.

Jamun
noun

Indian Syzygium cumini — a Myrtaceae tropical tree native to the Indian subcontinent, whose deep-magenta-to-purple drupes are eaten fresh and used in Hindu Ayurveda for diabetes management. Jamun color refers to a freshly picked Syzygium cumini drupe-cluster in a Mumbai roadside vendor's basket: a saturated, slightly cool deep magenta with the matte finish of anthocyanin-rich tropical-tree drupe against pale-green leafy backdrop.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#9a1578
Original
#25467a
Protanopia
#515b75
Deuteranopia
#a41847
Tritanopia
#383838
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
7.63:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
2.75:1

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