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#9700CC

#9700cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9700cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 0% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 284.41°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1094

Complementary

  1. #9700cc
  2. #35cc00

Split complementary

  1. #9700cc
  2. #9bcc00
  3. #00cc31

Analogous

  1. #3100cc
  2. #9700cc
  3. #cc009b

Triadic

  1. #9700cc
  2. #cc9700
  3. #00cc97

Tetradic

  1. #9700cc
  2. #cc0035
  3. #35cc00
  4. #00cc97

Square

  1. #9700cc
  2. #cc3100
  3. #35cc00
  4. #009bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #260033
  2. #5e0080
  3. #9700cc
  4. #c31aff
  5. #d766ff

Shades

#9700cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9700cc
  2. #8800b8
  3. #7900a3
  4. #6a008f
  5. #5b007a
  6. #4c0066
  7. #3c0052
  8. #2d003d
  9. #1e0029
  10. #0f0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#9700cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9700cc
  2. #a11ad1
  3. #ac33d6
  4. #b64ddb
  5. #c166e0
  6. #cb80e6
  7. #d599eb
  8. #e0b3f0
  9. #eaccf5
  10. #f5e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9700cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9700cc
  2. #950dc4
  3. #921abd
  4. #9026b5
  5. #8e33ae
  6. #8c40a6
  7. #894d9e
  8. #875a97
  9. #85668f
  10. #827388
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904877 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f44cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9338a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9700cc {
  color: #9700cc;
}
Background
.bg-9700cc {
  background-color: #9700cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9700cc {
  border: 2px solid #9700cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9700cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 0 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9700cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9700cc, #cc009b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9700cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 0 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.34 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.73 #68ff33 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9700cc  rgb(151, 0, 204)  hsl(284, 100%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#35cc00  rgb(53, 204, 0)  hsl(104, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cc9700  rgb(204, 151, 0)  hsl(44, 100%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#00cc97  rgb(0, 204, 151)  hsl(164, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green