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#970C81

#970c81 ≈ Mardi Gras

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970c81 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.71% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.05% magenta, 14.57% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.5°, with 85.28% saturation and 31.96% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0843

Complementary

  1. #970c81
  2. #0c9722

Split complementary

  1. #970c81
  2. #3b970c
  3. #0c9768

Analogous

  1. #680c97
  2. #970c81
  3. #970c3b

Triadic

  1. #970c81
  2. #81970c
  3. #0c8197

Tetradic

  1. #970c81
  2. #97220c
  3. #0c9722
  4. #0c8197

Square

  1. #970c81
  2. #97680c
  3. #0c9722
  4. #0c3b97

Monochromatic

  1. #130210
  2. #500644
  3. #970c81
  4. #de12be
  5. #f14bd7

Shades

#970c81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970c81
  2. #880b74
  3. #790a67
  4. #6a085a
  5. #5b074d
  6. #4c0641
  7. #3c0534
  8. #2d0427
  9. #1e021a
  10. #0f010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#970c81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970c81
  2. #a1248e
  3. #ac3d9a
  4. #b655a7
  5. #c16db3
  6. #cb86c0
  7. #d59ecd
  8. #e0b6d9
  9. #eacee6
  10. #f5e7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970c81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970c81
  2. #951881
  3. #922381
  4. #902f81
  5. #8e3a81
  6. #8c4681
  7. #895280
  8. #875d80
  9. #856980
  10. #827480
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #124584 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #49597e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f1c4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #643683 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71467f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c1765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970c81 {
  color: #970c81;
}
Background
.bg-970c81 {
  background-color: #970c81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970c81 {
  border: 2px solid #970c81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970c81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 85% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970c81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970c81, #970c3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970c81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 129 / 0.35);
}

#880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 4.05 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.17 #800080 Purple ΔE 5.33 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.24 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.37 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.21 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.34 #68f37e Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Mardi Gras
#970c81  rgb(151, 12, 129)  hsl(310, 85%, 32%)  Mardi Gras
#0c9722  rgb(12, 151, 34)  hsl(130, 85%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#81970c  rgb(129, 151, 12)  hsl(70, 85%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#0c8197  rgb(12, 129, 151)  hsl(190, 85%, 32%)  Teal Blue