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#972791

#972791 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#972791 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 15.29% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.17% magenta, 3.97% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 303.21°, with 58.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.1007

Complementary

  1. #972791
  2. #27972d

Split complementary

  1. #972791
  2. #599727
  3. #279765

Analogous

  1. #652797
  2. #972791
  3. #972759

Triadic

  1. #972791
  2. #919727
  3. #279197

Tetradic

  1. #972791
  2. #972d27
  3. #27972d
  4. #279197

Square

  1. #972791
  2. #976527
  3. #27972d
  4. #275997

Monochromatic

  1. #1d081c
  2. #5a1757
  3. #972791
  4. #cd3dc5
  5. #dd7ad7

Shades

#972791 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #972791
  2. #882383
  3. #791f74
  4. #6a1b66
  5. #5b1757
  6. #4c1449
  7. #3c103a
  8. #2d0c2c
  9. #1e081d
  10. #0f040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#972791 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #972791
  2. #a13d9c
  3. #ac52a7
  4. #b668b2
  5. #c17dbd
  6. #cb93c8
  7. #d5a9d3
  8. #e0bede
  9. #ead4e9
  10. #f5e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#972791 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #972791
  2. #95308f
  3. #92398e
  4. #90428c
  5. #8e4b8a
  6. #8c5489
  7. #895c87
  8. #876585
  9. #856e83
  10. #827782
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774a74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5094 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #495f8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d365a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #654393 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #714e8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b3074 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-972791 {
  color: #972791;
}
Background
.bg-972791 {
  background-color: #972791;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-972791 {
  border: 2px solid #972791;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #972791;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 39 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 59% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-972791 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #972791, #972759);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-972791 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 39 145 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.79 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.32 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.46 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.72 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.89 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.97 #68d86e Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#972791  rgb(151, 39, 145)  hsl(303, 59%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#27972d  rgb(39, 151, 45)  hsl(123, 59%, 37%)  Islamic Green
#919727  rgb(145, 151, 39)  hsl(63, 59%, 37%)  Olive
#279197  rgb(39, 145, 151)  hsl(183, 59%, 37%)  Dark Cyan