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#970FA8

#970fa8 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970fa8 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.88% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.12% cyan, 91.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 83.61% saturation and 35.88% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #970fa8
  2. #20a80f

Split complementary

  1. #970fa8
  2. #6da80f
  3. #0fa84a

Analogous

  1. #4a0fa8
  2. #970fa8
  3. #a80f6d

Triadic

  1. #970fa8
  2. #a8970f
  3. #0fa897

Tetradic

  1. #970fa8
  2. #a80f20
  3. #20a80f
  4. #0fa897

Square

  1. #970fa8
  2. #a84a0f
  3. #20a80f
  4. #0f6da8

Monochromatic

  1. #19021c
  2. #580962
  3. #970fa8
  4. #d319ea
  5. #e15ff1

Shades

#970fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fa8
  2. #880e97
  3. #790c86
  4. #6a0b76
  5. #5b0965
  6. #4c0854
  7. #3c0643
  8. #2d0532
  9. #1e0322
  10. #0f0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fa8
  2. #a127b1
  3. #ac3fb9
  4. #b657c2
  5. #c16fcb
  6. #cb87d4
  7. #d59fdc
  8. #e0b7e5
  9. #eacfee
  10. #f5e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fa8
  2. #951aa4
  3. #9226a0
  4. #90319c
  5. #8e3c98
  6. #8c4894
  7. #895390
  8. #875e8c
  9. #856988
  10. #827584
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f5da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #993763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c3eaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6949a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #982c84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fa8 {
  color: #970fa8;
}
Background
.bg-970fa8 {
  background-color: #970fa8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #970fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fa8, #a80f6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 168 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.05 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.03 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.81 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.03 #68f057 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#970fa8  rgb(151, 15, 168)  hsl(293, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#20a80f  rgb(32, 168, 15)  hsl(113, 84%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#a8970f  rgb(168, 151, 15)  hsl(53, 84%, 36%)  Brass
#0fa897  rgb(15, 168, 151)  hsl(173, 84%, 36%)  Persian Green