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#997C99

#997c99 ≈ Mountbatten Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#997c99 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 48.63% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 12.45% saturation and 54.31% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997a8d), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2349

Complementary

  1. #997c99
  2. #7c997c

Split complementary

  1. #997c99
  2. #8a997c
  3. #7c998a

Analogous

  1. #8a7c99
  2. #997c99
  3. #997c8a

Triadic

  1. #997c99
  2. #99997c
  3. #7c9999

Tetradic

  1. #997c99
  2. #997c7c
  3. #7c997c
  4. #7c9999

Square

  1. #997c99
  2. #998a7c
  3. #7c997c
  4. #7c8a99

Monochromatic

  1. #463646
  2. #715871
  3. #997c99
  4. #baa7ba
  5. #dcd2dc

Shades

#997c99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997c99
  2. #8a708a
  3. #7a637a
  4. #6b576b
  5. #5c4a5c
  6. #4d3e4d
  7. #3d323d
  8. #2e252e
  9. #1f191f
  10. #0f0c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#997c99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997c99
  2. #a389a3
  3. #ad96ad
  4. #b8a3b8
  5. #c2b0c2
  6. #ccbecc
  7. #d6cbd6
  8. #e0d8e0
  9. #ebe5eb
  10. #f5f2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997c99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997c99
  2. #977c97
  3. #947d94
  4. #927d92
  5. #8f7e8f
  6. #8d7e8d
  7. #8a7e8a
  8. #887f88
  9. #857f85
  10. #838083
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d828d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a839a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b7e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88809a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8298 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a7d8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997c99 {
  color: #997c99;
}
Background
.bg-997c99 {
  background-color: #997c99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997c99 {
  border: 2px solid #997c99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997c99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 124 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 12% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997c99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997c99, #997c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997c99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 124 153 / 0.35);
}

#997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 3.68 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.86 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.95 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.48 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 12.74 #668366 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Mountbatten Pink
#997c99  rgb(153, 124, 153)  hsl(300, 12%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#7c997c  rgb(124, 153, 124)  hsl(120, 12%, 54%)  Xanadu
#99997c  rgb(153, 153, 124)  hsl(60, 12%, 54%)  Moss Green
#7c9999  rgb(124, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 12%, 54%)  Cadet Blue