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#970DA2

#970DA2 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 59.2% red, 5.1% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 85% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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7.25:1 AAA
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2.90:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

2.90:1 Fail

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #970DA2 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#970DA2
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #970DA2?

#970DA2 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 59.2% red, 5.1% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 85% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #970DA2 in RGB?

#970DA2 is rgb(151, 13, 162): 151 red, 13 green, and 162 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #970DA2 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(7, 92, 0, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #970DA2?

PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #970DA2?

Its complement #0F6508 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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