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#9700A3 closest to Purple Ink

#9700A3 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Purple Ink. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 0.0% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(151, 0, 163)). Its HSL value is 296° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #9700A3 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.38:1.

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Variations of #9700A3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9700A3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9700A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9700A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #315BA0
  • Protanopia 55% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004CA7
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4743A5
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #315BA0
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5E4BA1
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9A305E
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #991D89
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B4A70

#9700A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.38:1 Very good#9700A3 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#9700A3 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#9700A3 in CSS

/* Purple Ink */
.color { color: #9700A3; }
.background { background-color: #9700A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9700A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 0 163);
color: hsl(296 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.483 0.226 324.3);

#9700A3 FAQ

What color is #9700A3?

#9700A3 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Purple Ink. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9700A3?

#9700A3 is rgb(151, 0, 163) in RGB, hsl(296, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9700A3?

The complementary color of #9700A3 is #0CA300, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9700A3?

White text has the best contrast on #9700A3: 7.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9700A3 a warm or cool color?

#9700A3 is a cool color.