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#970BB8

#970bb8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970bb8 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.31% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.93% cyan, 94.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.55°, with 88.72% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1028

Complementary

  1. #970bb8
  2. #2cb80b

Split complementary

  1. #970bb8
  2. #83b80b
  3. #0bb840

Analogous

  1. #400bb8
  2. #970bb8
  3. #b80b83

Triadic

  1. #970bb8
  2. #b8970b
  3. #0bb897

Tetradic

  1. #970bb8
  2. #b80b2c
  3. #2cb80b
  4. #0bb897

Square

  1. #970bb8
  2. #b8400b
  3. #2cb80b
  4. #0b83b8

Monochromatic

  1. #210228
  2. #5c0770
  3. #970bb8
  4. #c91ef2
  5. #da66f6

Shades

#970bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970bb8
  2. #880aa6
  3. #790993
  4. #6a0881
  5. #5b076e
  6. #4c065c
  7. #3c044a
  8. #2d0337
  9. #1e0225
  10. #0f0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#970bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970bb8
  2. #a123bf
  3. #ac3cc6
  4. #b654cd
  5. #c16dd4
  6. #cb85dc
  7. #d59de3
  8. #e0b6ea
  9. #eacef1
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970bb8
  2. #9517b2
  3. #9222ad
  4. #902ea7
  5. #8e3aa2
  6. #8c469c
  7. #895196
  8. #875d91
  9. #85698b
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77478a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #155eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #953f6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5741ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #644ab6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #963191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970bb8 {
  color: #970bb8;
}
Background
.bg-970bb8 {
  background-color: #970bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #970bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970bb8, #b80b83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 184 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.23 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.31 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.32 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.79 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.25 #68f447 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970bb8  rgb(151, 11, 184)  hsl(289, 89%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#2cb80b  rgb(44, 184, 11)  hsl(109, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#b8970b  rgb(184, 151, 11)  hsl(49, 89%, 38%)  Brass
#0bb897  rgb(11, 184, 151)  hsl(169, 89%, 38%)  Jungle Green