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#970BD4

#970bd4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970bd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.77% cyan, 94.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 281.79°, with 90.13% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1157

Complementary

  1. #970bd4
  2. #48d40b

Split complementary

  1. #970bd4
  2. #add40b
  3. #0bd433

Analogous

  1. #330bd4
  2. #970bd4
  3. #d40bad

Triadic

  1. #970bd4
  2. #d4970b
  3. #0bd497

Tetradic

  1. #970bd4
  2. #d40b48
  3. #48d40b
  4. #0bd497

Square

  1. #970bd4
  2. #d4330b
  3. #48d40b
  4. #0badd4

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0343
  2. #63078b
  3. #970bd4
  4. #bb37f5
  5. #d480f8

Shades

#970bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970bd4
  2. #880abf
  3. #7909aa
  4. #6a0894
  5. #5b077f
  6. #4c066a
  7. #3c0455
  8. #2d0340
  9. #1e022a
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#970bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970bd4
  2. #a123d8
  3. #ac3cdd
  4. #b654e1
  5. #c16de5
  6. #cb85ea
  7. #d59dee
  8. #e0b6f2
  9. #eacef6
  10. #f5e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970bd4
  2. #9517cc
  3. #9222c3
  4. #902ebb
  5. #8e3ab2
  6. #8c46aa
  7. #8951a2
  8. #875d99
  9. #856991
  10. #827488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4b9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e4e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d47d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b4dd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #923da7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970bd4 {
  color: #970bd4;
}
Background
.bg-970bd4 {
  background-color: #970bd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #970bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 90% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970bd4, #d40bad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 212 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.30 #68f42b Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970bd4  rgb(151, 11, 212)  hsl(282, 90%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#48d40b  rgb(72, 212, 11)  hsl(102, 90%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d4970b  rgb(212, 151, 11)  hsl(42, 90%, 44%)  Gamboge
#0bd497  rgb(11, 212, 151)  hsl(162, 90%, 44%)  Caribbean Green