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#9700A6 closest to Purple Ink

#9700A6 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 65.1% blue (rgb(151, 0, 166)). Its HSL value is 295° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #9700A6 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.33:1.

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Variations of #9700A6

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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#9700A6 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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#9700A6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9700A6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 58% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2D5BA3
  • Protanopia 55% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004DAA
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4644A8
  • Deuteranopia 58% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2D5BA3
  • Deuteranomaly 72% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D4BA4
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #993260
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #991E8B
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B4B71

#9700A6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.33:1 Very good#9700A6 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#9700A6 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#9700A6 in CSS

/* Purple Ink */
.color { color: #9700A6; }
.background { background-color: #9700A6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9700A6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 0 166);
color: hsl(295 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.485 0.229 323.4);

#9700A6 FAQ

What color is #9700A6?

#9700A6 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 #9700A6?

#9700A6 is rgb(151, 0, 166) in RGB, hsl(295, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9700A6?

The complementary color of #9700A6 is #0FA600, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9700A6?

White text has the best contrast on #9700A6: 7.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9700A6 a warm or cool color?

#9700A6 is a cool color.