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#970BE4

#970be4 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970be4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.31% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.77% cyan, 95.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 278.71°, with 90.79% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1242

Complementary

  1. #970be4
  2. #58e40b

Split complementary

  1. #970be4
  2. #c4e40b
  3. #0be42b

Analogous

  1. #2b0be4
  2. #970be4
  3. #e40bc4

Triadic

  1. #970be4
  2. #e4970b
  3. #0be497

Tetradic

  1. #970be4
  2. #e40b58
  3. #58e40b
  4. #0be497

Square

  1. #970be4
  2. #e42b0b
  3. #58e40b
  4. #0bc4e4

Monochromatic

  1. #360452
  2. #67079b
  3. #970be4
  4. #b745f6
  5. #d48efa

Shades

#970be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970be4
  2. #880acd
  3. #7909b6
  4. #6a08a0
  5. #5b0789
  6. #4c0672
  7. #3c045b
  8. #2d0344
  9. #1e022e
  10. #0f0117
  11. #000000

Tints

#970be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970be4
  2. #a123e7
  3. #ac3ce9
  4. #b654ec
  5. #c16def
  6. #cb85f2
  7. #d59df4
  8. #e0b6f7
  9. #eacefa
  10. #f5e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970be4
  2. #9517da
  3. #9222d0
  4. #902ec6
  5. #8e3abc
  6. #8c46b2
  7. #8951a8
  8. #875d9e
  9. #856994
  10. #82748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #895686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #454be7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544ee2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f44b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970be4 {
  color: #970be4;
}
Background
.bg-970be4 {
  background-color: #970be4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970be4 {
  border: 2px solid #970be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 11 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 91% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970be4, #e40bc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 11 228 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.28 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.09 #68f41b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#970be4  rgb(151, 11, 228)  hsl(279, 91%, 47%)  Blue Violet
#58e40b  rgb(88, 228, 11)  hsl(99, 91%, 47%)  Harlequin
#e4970b  rgb(228, 151, 11)  hsl(39, 91%, 47%)  Gamboge
#0be497  rgb(11, 228, 151)  hsl(159, 91%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green