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#970EA3

#970ea3 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970ea3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.36% cyan, 91.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 295.17°, with 84.18% saturation and 34.71% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0954

Complementary

  1. #970ea3
  2. #1aa30e

Split complementary

  1. #970ea3
  2. #65a30e
  3. #0ea34d

Analogous

  1. #4d0ea3
  2. #970ea3
  3. #a30e65

Triadic

  1. #970ea3
  2. #a3970e
  3. #0ea397

Tetradic

  1. #970ea3
  2. #a30e1a
  3. #1aa30e
  4. #0ea397

Square

  1. #970ea3
  2. #a34d0e
  3. #1aa30e
  4. #0e65a3

Monochromatic

  1. #140216
  2. #56085d
  3. #970ea3
  4. #d814e9
  5. #e559f1

Shades

#970ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ea3
  2. #880d93
  3. #790b82
  4. #6a0a72
  5. #5b0862
  6. #4c0752
  7. #3c0641
  8. #2d0431
  9. #1e0321
  10. #0f0110
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ea3
  2. #a126ac
  3. #ac3eb5
  4. #b656bf
  5. #c16ec8
  6. #cb87d1
  7. #d59fda
  8. #e0b7e3
  9. #eacfed
  10. #f5e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ea3
  2. #9519a0
  3. #92259c
  4. #903099
  5. #8e3c95
  6. #8c4792
  7. #89528e
  8. #875e8b
  9. #856987
  10. #827584
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76457d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345ca0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a3460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d3da5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a49a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #992980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ea3 {
  color: #970ea3;
}
Background
.bg-970ea3 {
  background-color: #970ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #970ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ea3, #a30e65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 163 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.34 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.37 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.76 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.01 #68f15c Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#970ea3  rgb(151, 14, 163)  hsl(295, 84%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#1aa30e  rgb(26, 163, 14)  hsl(115, 84%, 35%)  Islamic Green
#a3970e  rgb(163, 151, 14)  hsl(55, 84%, 35%)  Brass
#0ea397  rgb(14, 163, 151)  hsl(175, 84%, 35%)  Persian Green