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#970ABA

#970aba ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970aba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.07°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1034

Complementary

  1. #970aba
  2. #2dba0a

Split complementary

  1. #970aba
  2. #85ba0a
  3. #0aba3f

Analogous

  1. #3f0aba
  2. #970aba
  3. #ba0a85

Triadic

  1. #970aba
  2. #ba970a
  3. #0aba97

Tetradic

  1. #970aba
  2. #ba0a2d
  3. #2dba0a
  4. #0aba97

Square

  1. #970aba
  2. #ba3f0a
  3. #2dba0a
  4. #0a85ba

Monochromatic

  1. #210229
  2. #5c0671
  3. #970aba
  4. #c81ef3
  5. #da66f7

Shades

#970aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970aba
  2. #8809a7
  3. #790895
  4. #6a0782
  5. #5b0670
  6. #4c055d
  7. #3c044a
  8. #2d0338
  9. #1e0225
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#970aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970aba
  2. #a123c1
  3. #ac3bc8
  4. #b654cf
  5. #c16cd6
  6. #cb85dd
  7. #d59de3
  8. #e0b6ea
  9. #eacef1
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970aba
  2. #9516b4
  3. #9222ae
  4. #902da9
  5. #8e39a3
  6. #8c459d
  7. #895197
  8. #875d91
  9. #85688c
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77478b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e5eb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95406d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5641bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #644ab8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #963292 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970aba {
  color: #970aba;
}
Background
.bg-970aba {
  background-color: #970aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970aba {
  border: 2px solid #970aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970aba, #ba0a85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.05 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.57 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.15 #68f545 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970aba  rgb(151, 10, 186)  hsl(288, 90%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#2dba0a  rgb(45, 186, 10)  hsl(108, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#ba970a  rgb(186, 151, 10)  hsl(48, 90%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0aba97  rgb(10, 186, 151)  hsl(168, 90%, 38%)  Mint