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#970295 — Vivid Pink

#970295 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #970295 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#970295 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 #029705; it also sits naturally between #4F0297 and #97024A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#970295 · RGB 151, 2, 149

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Color values

HEX#970295
RGB151, 2, 149
HSL301°, 97%, 30%
HSV301°, 99%, 59%
CMYK0%, 99%, 1%, 41%
XYZ18.21, 8.79, 29.17
Yxy8.79, 0.3242, 0.1565
CIE-Lab35.58, 65.90, -40.00
Hunter Lab29.65, 60.25, -40.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 1% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 1% · Key 41%

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

Previews

Sample text in #970295 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #970295 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #970295

.text { color: #970295; }
.background { background-color: #970295; }
.border { border: 3px solid #970295; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 2, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 97%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #970295; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 2, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #970295; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 2, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#970295">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#970295">Div content here</div>

Shades of #970295

#880285#7E027C#6F026D#640263#550154#460145#3C013B#2D012C#230123#140014

Tints of #970295

#BA03B7#D803D4#FB04F7#FC22F8#FC45F9#FD68FA#FD86FB#FEAAFC#FEC8FD#FFEBFE

Tones of #970295

#8C0D8A#811880#772275#6D2C6C#623761#574257

Color harmonies

Complementary — #029705:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.61:1 AAA
Against black text2.76:1 Fails

Best text color on #970295: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #970295

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #970295: ·

How #970295 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #565571Deuteranopia · #5F6A69Tritanopia · #90554F

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #970295 rather than the exact color:

Palette 120078
#120078 · #9D0191 · #FD3A69 · #FECD1A
Palette 610c9f
#610C9F · #940B92 · #DA0C81 · #E95793
Palette 00e0ba
#00E0BA · #91008D · #FF3483 · #FFCF00
Palette 39065a
#39065A · #6A0572 · #9A0F98 · #EA0599
Crystal Voyage
#4421A3 · #9B2BCF · #99148B · #D12A7A
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C

Similar colors

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

#9D0191#940B92#91008D#9A0F98#99148B#9613A2#A10FA3#941799#9E149F#850F8D#8F1083#89158D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #970294  ·  #970296 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #970295?

#970295 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 151, 2, 149). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #970295?

#970295 is RGB 151, 2, 149 — HSL 301°, 97%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 1%, 41%.

What colors go with #970295?

Its complement is #029705; analogous partners are #4F0297 and #97024A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #970295 for text?

White text on #970295 has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.76:1.