#997CA0
A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Lightslategray.
About #997CA0
Visually, #997CA0 is defined as a muted magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 124 green, and 160 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 4% C, 22% M, 0% Y, and 37% K. With a hue angle of 288.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.