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#9700DA

#9700da ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9700da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.73% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 281.56°, with 100% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1164

Complementary

  1. #9700da
  2. #43da00

Split complementary

  1. #9700da
  2. #b0da00
  3. #00da2a

Analogous

  1. #2a00da
  2. #9700da
  3. #da00b0

Triadic

  1. #9700da
  2. #da9700
  3. #00da97

Tetradic

  1. #9700da
  2. #da0043
  3. #43da00
  4. #00da97

Square

  1. #9700da
  2. #da2a00
  3. #43da00
  4. #00b0da

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0041
  2. #62008e
  3. #9700da
  4. #bd28ff
  5. #d474ff

Shades

#9700da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9700da
  2. #8800c4
  3. #7900ae
  4. #6a0099
  5. #5b0083
  6. #4c006d
  7. #3c0057
  8. #2d0041
  9. #1e002c
  10. #0f0016
  11. #000000

Tints

#9700da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9700da
  2. #a11ade
  3. #ac33e1
  4. #b64de5
  5. #c166e9
  6. #cb80ed
  7. #d599f0
  8. #e0b3f4
  9. #eaccf8
  10. #f5e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9700da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9700da
  2. #950dd1
  3. #921ac8
  4. #9026bf
  5. #8e33b6
  6. #8c40ad
  7. #894da4
  8. #875a9b
  9. #856692
  10. #827389
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c5080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4947dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #574cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #913eab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9700da {
  color: #9700da;
}
Background
.bg-9700da {
  background-color: #9700da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9700da {
  border: 2px solid #9700da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9700da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 0 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9700da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9700da, #da00b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9700da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 0 218 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.12 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.07 #68ff25 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9700da  rgb(151, 0, 218)  hsl(282, 100%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#43da00  rgb(67, 218, 0)  hsl(102, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#da9700  rgb(218, 151, 0)  hsl(42, 100%, 43%)  Gamboge
#00da97  rgb(0, 218, 151)  hsl(162, 100%, 43%)  Caribbean Green