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#970BC3

#970bc3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970bc3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.31% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.56% cyan, 94.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 285.65°, with 89.32% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1076

Complementary

  1. #970bc3
  2. #37c30b

Split complementary

  1. #970bc3
  2. #93c30b
  3. #0bc33b

Analogous

  1. #3b0bc3
  2. #970bc3
  3. #c30b93

Triadic

  1. #970bc3
  2. #c3970b
  3. #0bc397

Tetradic

  1. #970bc3
  2. #c30b37
  3. #37c30b
  4. #0bc397

Square

  1. #970bc3
  2. #c33b0b
  3. #37c30b
  4. #0b93c3

Monochromatic

  1. #270332
  2. #5f077b
  3. #970bc3
  4. #c228f3
  5. #d770f7

Shades

#970bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970bc3
  2. #880ab0
  3. #79099c
  4. #6a0889
  5. #5b0775
  6. #4c0662
  7. #3c044e
  8. #2d033b
  9. #1e0227
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#970bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970bc3
  2. #a123c9
  3. #ac3ccf
  4. #b654d5
  5. #c16ddb
  6. #cb85e1
  7. #d59de7
  8. #e0b6ed
  9. #eacef3
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970bc3
  2. #9517bc
  3. #9222b6
  4. #902eaf
  5. #8e3aa8
  6. #8c46a2
  7. #89519b
  8. #875d94
  9. #85698d
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #934572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5343c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614bc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #943699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970bc3 {
  color: #970bc3;
}
Background
.bg-970bc3 {
  background-color: #970bc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #970bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970bc3, #c30b93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 195 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.98 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.17 #68f43c Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970bc3  rgb(151, 11, 195)  hsl(286, 89%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#37c30b  rgb(55, 195, 11)  hsl(106, 89%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c3970b  rgb(195, 151, 11)  hsl(46, 89%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0bc397  rgb(11, 195, 151)  hsl(166, 89%, 40%)  Caribbean Green