Close to Dark Magenta
#960597
#960597 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 94% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #960597.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.59:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.77:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.59:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.77:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #960597 as they’d see it.
#960597 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #960597
What color is #960597?
#960597 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 94% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #960597 in RGB?
#960597 is rgb(150, 5, 151): 150 red, 5 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #960597 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 97, 0, 41). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #960597?
PANTONE 2602 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #960597?
Its complement #006300 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.