Palettes / Colors / #970797

#970797 — Vivid Pink

#970797 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 #970797 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.

#970797 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 #079707; it also sits naturally between #4F0797 and #97074F. 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 #970797

.text { color: #970797; }
.background { background-color: #970797; }
.border { border: 3px solid #970797; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 7, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 91%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #970797; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 7, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #970797; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 7, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#970797">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#970797">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #079707:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #970797: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #970797

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:

How #970797 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 #970797 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #970797?

#970797 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 151, 7, 151). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #970797?

#970797 is RGB 151, 7, 151 — HSL 300°, 91%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 95%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #970797?

Its complement is #079707; analogous partners are #4F0797 and #97074F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #970797 for text?

White text on #970797 has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.79:1.