Palettes / Colors / #960896

#960896 — Vivid Pink

#960896 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the pink family.

#960896 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #089608; it also sits naturally between #4F0896 and #96084F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 3% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #960896

.text { color: #960896; }
.background { background-color: #960896; }
.border { border: 3px solid #960896; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 8, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 90%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #960896; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 8, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #960896; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 8, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#960896">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#960896">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #089608:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #960896: #FFFFFF.

How #960896 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #960896 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #960895  ·  #960897 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #960896?

#960896 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 150, 8, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #960896?

#960896 is RGB 150, 8, 150 — HSL 300°, 90%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 95%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #960896?

Its complement is #089608; analogous partners are #4F0896 and #96084F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #960896 for text?

White text on #960896 has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.77:1.