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#970AE1

#970ae1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970ae1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 3.92% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.89% cyan, 95.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 279.35°, with 91.49% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1223

Complementary

  1. #970ae1
  2. #54e10a

Split complementary

  1. #970ae1
  2. #c0e10a
  3. #0ae12c

Analogous

  1. #2c0ae1
  2. #970ae1
  3. #e10ac0

Triadic

  1. #970ae1
  2. #e1970a
  3. #0ae197

Tetradic

  1. #970ae1
  2. #e10a54
  3. #54e10a
  4. #0ae197

Square

  1. #970ae1
  2. #e12c0a
  3. #54e10a
  4. #0ac0e1

Monochromatic

  1. #35034f
  2. #660798
  3. #970ae1
  4. #b841f7
  5. #d38afa

Shades

#970ae1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ae1
  2. #8809cb
  3. #7908b4
  4. #6a079e
  5. #5b0687
  6. #4c0571
  7. #3c045a
  8. #2d0344
  9. #1e022d
  10. #0f0117
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ae1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ae1
  2. #a123e4
  3. #ac3be7
  4. #b654ea
  5. #c16ced
  6. #cb85f0
  7. #d59df3
  8. #e0b6f6
  9. #eacef9
  10. #f5e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ae1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ae1
  2. #9516d7
  3. #9222ce
  4. #902dc4
  5. #8e39ba
  6. #8c45b1
  7. #8951a7
  8. #875d9d
  9. #856893
  10. #82748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a5484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464ae4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #554edf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f42b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ae1 {
  color: #970ae1;
}
Background
.bg-970ae1 {
  background-color: #970ae1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ae1 {
  border: 2px solid #970ae1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ae1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 10 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ae1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ae1, #e10ac0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ae1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 10 225 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.67 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.13 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.32 #68f51e Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ae1  rgb(151, 10, 225)  hsl(279, 91%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#54e10a  rgb(84, 225, 10)  hsl(99, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#e1970a  rgb(225, 151, 10)  hsl(39, 91%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0ae197  rgb(10, 225, 151)  hsl(159, 91%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green