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#960AAA

#960aaa ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#960aaa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 88.89% saturation and 35.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.096

Complementary

  1. #960aaa
  2. #1eaa0a

Split complementary

  1. #960aaa
  2. #6eaa0a
  3. #0aaa46

Analogous

  1. #460aaa
  2. #960aaa
  3. #aa0a6e

Triadic

  1. #960aaa
  2. #aa960a
  3. #0aaa96

Tetradic

  1. #960aaa
  2. #aa0a1e
  3. #1eaa0a
  4. #0aaa96

Square

  1. #960aaa
  2. #aa460a
  3. #1eaa0a
  4. #0a6eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #160119
  2. #560662
  3. #960aaa
  4. #d510f1
  5. #e158f5

Shades

#960aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #960aaa
  2. #870999
  3. #780888
  4. #690777
  5. #5a0666
  6. #4b0555
  7. #3c0444
  8. #2d0333
  9. #1e0222
  10. #0f0111
  11. #000000

Tints

#960aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #960aaa
  2. #a123b3
  3. #ab3bbb
  4. #b654c4
  5. #c06ccc
  6. #cb85d5
  7. #d59ddd
  8. #e0b6e6
  9. #eaceee
  10. #f5e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#960aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #960aaa
  2. #9416a6
  3. #9222a2
  4. #8f2d9d
  5. #8d3999
  6. #8b4595
  7. #895191
  8. #875d8d
  9. #846888
  10. #827484
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a5ca7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #973763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a3eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6748a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #972b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-960aaa {
  color: #960aaa;
}
Background
.bg-960aaa {
  background-color: #960aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-960aaa {
  border: 2px solid #960aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #960aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-960aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #960aaa, #aa0a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-960aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.07 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.94 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.36 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.66 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.04 #69f555 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#960aaa  rgb(150, 10, 170)  hsl(293, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#1eaa0a  rgb(30, 170, 10)  hsl(113, 89%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#aa960a  rgb(170, 150, 10)  hsl(53, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#0aaa96  rgb(10, 170, 150)  hsl(173, 89%, 35%)  Persian Green