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#970BCD

#970bcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.3°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1123

Complementary

  1. #970bcd
  2. #41cd0b

Split complementary

  1. #970bcd
  2. #a2cd0b
  3. #0bcd36

Analogous

  1. #360bcd
  2. #970bcd
  3. #cd0ba2

Triadic

  1. #970bcd
  2. #cd970b
  3. #0bcd97

Tetradic

  1. #970bcd
  2. #cd0b41
  3. #41cd0b
  4. #0bcd97

Square

  1. #970bcd
  2. #cd360b
  3. #41cd0b
  4. #0ba2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2c033c
  2. #620784
  3. #970bcd
  4. #be31f4
  5. #d579f8

Shades

#970bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970bcd
  2. #880ab9
  3. #7909a4
  4. #6a0890
  5. #5b077b
  6. #4c0667
  7. #3c0452
  8. #2d033e
  9. #1e0229
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#970bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970bcd
  2. #a123d2
  3. #ac3cd7
  4. #b654dc
  5. #c16de1
  6. #cb85e6
  7. #d59deb
  8. #e0b6f0
  9. #eacef5
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970bcd
  2. #9517c5
  3. #9222be
  4. #902eb6
  5. #8e3aae
  6. #8c46a7
  7. #89519f
  8. #875d97
  9. #85698f
  10. #827488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f46d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970bcd {
  color: #970bcd;
}
Background
.bg-970bcd {
  background-color: #970bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970bcd {
  border: 2px solid #970bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970bcd, #cd0ba2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.28 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.74 #68f432 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970bcd  rgb(151, 11, 205)  hsl(283, 90%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#41cd0b  rgb(65, 205, 11)  hsl(103, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cd970b  rgb(205, 151, 11)  hsl(43, 90%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0bcd97  rgb(11, 205, 151)  hsl(163, 90%, 42%)  Caribbean Green