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#970EA0

#970ea0 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970ea0 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.49% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.62% cyan, 91.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 296.3°, with 83.91% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0943

Complementary

  1. #970ea0
  2. #17a00e

Split complementary

  1. #970ea0
  2. #60a00e
  3. #0ea04e

Analogous

  1. #4e0ea0
  2. #970ea0
  3. #a00e60

Triadic

  1. #970ea0
  2. #a0970e
  3. #0ea097

Tetradic

  1. #970ea0
  2. #a00e17
  3. #17a00e
  4. #0ea097

Square

  1. #970ea0
  2. #a04e0e
  3. #17a00e
  4. #0e60a0

Monochromatic

  1. #120213
  2. #55085a
  3. #970ea0
  4. #d914e6
  5. #e757f0

Shades

#970ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ea0
  2. #880d90
  3. #790b80
  4. #6a0a70
  5. #5b0860
  6. #4c0750
  7. #3c0640
  8. #2d0430
  9. #1e0320
  10. #0f0110
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ea0
  2. #a126aa
  3. #ac3eb3
  4. #b656bd
  5. #c16ec6
  6. #cb87d0
  7. #d59fd9
  8. #e0b7e3
  9. #eacfec
  10. #f5e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ea0
  2. #95199d
  3. #92259a
  4. #903096
  5. #8e3c93
  6. #8c4790
  7. #89528d
  8. #875e8a
  9. #856986
  10. #827583
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76447b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #365c9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a325e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e3da2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b489e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99287e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ea0 {
  color: #970ea0;
}
Background
.bg-970ea0 {
  background-color: #970ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #970ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 84% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ea0, #a00e60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 160 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 3.95 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 4.97 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.19 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.16 #68f15f Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#970ea0  rgb(151, 14, 160)  hsl(296, 84%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#17a00e  rgb(23, 160, 14)  hsl(116, 84%, 34%)  Islamic Green
#a0970e  rgb(160, 151, 14)  hsl(56, 84%, 34%)  Brass
#0ea097  rgb(14, 160, 151)  hsl(176, 84%, 34%)  Persian Green