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#9700CA

#9700ca ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9700ca is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 0% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.25% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.85°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1084

Complementary

  1. #9700ca
  2. #33ca00

Split complementary

  1. #9700ca
  2. #98ca00
  3. #00ca32

Analogous

  1. #3200ca
  2. #9700ca
  3. #ca0098

Triadic

  1. #9700ca
  2. #ca9700
  3. #00ca97

Tetradic

  1. #9700ca
  2. #ca0033
  3. #33ca00
  4. #00ca97

Square

  1. #9700ca
  2. #ca3200
  3. #33ca00
  4. #0098ca

Monochromatic

  1. #250031
  2. #5e007e
  3. #9700ca
  4. #c518ff
  5. #d864ff

Shades

#9700ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9700ca
  2. #8800b6
  3. #7900a2
  4. #6a008d
  5. #5b0079
  6. #4c0065
  7. #3c0051
  8. #2d003d
  9. #1e0028
  10. #0f0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#9700ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9700ca
  2. #a11acf
  3. #ac33d5
  4. #b64dda
  5. #c166df
  6. #cb80e5
  7. #d599ea
  8. #e0b3ef
  9. #eaccf4
  10. #f5e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9700ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9700ca
  2. #950dc3
  3. #921abb
  4. #9026b4
  5. #8e33ac
  6. #8c40a5
  7. #894d9e
  8. #875a96
  9. #85668f
  10. #827387
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914776 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5043cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93379f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9700ca {
  color: #9700ca;
}
Background
.bg-9700ca {
  background-color: #9700ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9700ca {
  border: 2px solid #9700ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9700ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 0 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9700ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9700ca, #ca0098);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9700ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 0 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.20 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.57 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.61 #68ff35 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9700ca  rgb(151, 0, 202)  hsl(285, 100%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#33ca00  rgb(51, 202, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#ca9700  rgb(202, 151, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#00ca97  rgb(0, 202, 151)  hsl(165, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green