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#970BD3

#970bd3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970bd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 90.09% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.84.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #970bd3
  2. #47d30b

Split complementary

  1. #970bd3
  2. #abd30b
  3. #0bd333

Analogous

  1. #330bd3
  2. #970bd3
  3. #d30bab

Triadic

  1. #970bd3
  2. #d3970b
  3. #0bd397

Tetradic

  1. #970bd3
  2. #d30b47
  3. #47d30b
  4. #0bd397

Square

  1. #970bd3
  2. #d3330b
  3. #47d30b
  4. #0babd3

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0342
  2. #63078a
  3. #970bd3
  4. #bb36f5
  5. #d47ff8

Shades

#970bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970bd3
  2. #880abe
  3. #7909a9
  4. #6a0894
  5. #5b077f
  6. #4c066a
  7. #3c0454
  8. #2d033f
  9. #1e022a
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#970bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970bd3
  2. #a123d7
  3. #ac3cdc
  4. #b654e0
  5. #c16de5
  6. #cb85e9
  7. #d59ded
  8. #e0b6f2
  9. #eacef6
  10. #f5e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970bd3
  2. #9517cb
  3. #9222c2
  4. #902eba
  5. #8e3ab2
  6. #8c46aa
  7. #8951a1
  8. #875d99
  9. #856991
  10. #827488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e4d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d47d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b4cd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #923da6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970bd3 {
  color: #970bd3;
}
Background
.bg-970bd3 {
  background-color: #970bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #970bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 90% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970bd3, #d30bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 211 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.38 #68f42c Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970bd3  rgb(151, 11, 211)  hsl(282, 90%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#47d30b  rgb(71, 211, 11)  hsl(102, 90%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d3970b  rgb(211, 151, 11)  hsl(42, 90%, 44%)  Gamboge
#0bd397  rgb(11, 211, 151)  hsl(162, 90%, 44%)  Caribbean Green