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#960B9F

#960b9f ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#960b9f is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 4.31% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.66% cyan, 93.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 296.35°, with 87.06% saturation and 33.33% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0923

Complementary

  1. #960b9f
  2. #149f0b

Split complementary

  1. #960b9f
  2. #5e9f0b
  3. #0b9f4c

Analogous

  1. #4c0b9f
  2. #960b9f
  3. #9f0b5e

Triadic

  1. #960b9f
  2. #9f960b
  3. #0b9f96

Tetradic

  1. #960b9f
  2. #9f0b14
  3. #149f0b
  4. #0b9f96

Square

  1. #960b9f
  2. #9f4c0b
  3. #149f0b
  4. #0b5e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #120113
  2. #520657
  3. #960b9f
  4. #d910e7
  5. #e950f3

Shades

#960b9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #960b9f
  2. #870a8f
  3. #78097f
  4. #69086f
  5. #5a075f
  6. #4b0650
  7. #3c0440
  8. #2d0330
  9. #1e0220
  10. #0f0110
  11. #000000

Tints

#960b9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #960b9f
  2. #a123a9
  3. #ab3cb2
  4. #b654bc
  5. #c06dc5
  6. #cb85cf
  7. #d59dd9
  8. #e0b6e2
  9. #eaceec
  10. #f5e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#960b9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #960b9f
  2. #94179c
  3. #922299
  4. #8f2e96
  5. #8d3a93
  6. #8b4690
  7. #89518c
  8. #875d89
  9. #846986
  10. #827483
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75437a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ca2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #355b9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99315d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d3ca1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a479d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98267d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-960b9f {
  color: #960b9f;
}
Background
.bg-960b9f {
  background-color: #960b9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-960b9f {
  border: 2px solid #960b9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #960b9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 11 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 87% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-960b9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #960b9f, #9f0b5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-960b9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 11 159 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 3.67 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 4.70 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.43 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.10 #69f460 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#960b9f  rgb(150, 11, 159)  hsl(296, 87%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#149f0b  rgb(20, 159, 11)  hsl(116, 87%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#9f960b  rgb(159, 150, 11)  hsl(56, 87%, 33%)  Brass
#0b9f96  rgb(11, 159, 150)  hsl(176, 87%, 33%)  Persian Green