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#970CB9

#970cb9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970cb9 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.71% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.38% cyan, 93.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 288.21°, with 87.82% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1035

Complementary

  1. #970cb9
  2. #2eb90c

Split complementary

  1. #970cb9
  2. #85b90c
  3. #0cb941

Analogous

  1. #410cb9
  2. #970cb9
  3. #b90c85

Triadic

  1. #970cb9
  2. #b9970c
  3. #0cb997

Tetradic

  1. #970cb9
  2. #b90c2e
  3. #2eb90c
  4. #0cb997

Square

  1. #970cb9
  2. #b9410c
  3. #2eb90c
  4. #0c85b9

Monochromatic

  1. #220329
  2. #5c0771
  3. #970cb9
  4. #c821f1
  5. #da69f5

Shades

#970cb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970cb9
  2. #880ba7
  3. #790a94
  4. #6a0882
  5. #5b076f
  6. #4c065d
  7. #3c054a
  8. #2d0438
  9. #1e0225
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#970cb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970cb9
  2. #a124c0
  3. #ac3dc7
  4. #b655ce
  5. #c16dd5
  6. #cb86dc
  7. #d59ee3
  8. #e0b6ea
  9. #eacef1
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970cb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970cb9
  2. #9518b3
  3. #9223ae
  4. #902fa8
  5. #8e3aa2
  6. #8c469d
  7. #895297
  8. #875d91
  9. #85698b
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77478a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #125eb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95406d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5741bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #644ab7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #963291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970cb9 {
  color: #970cb9;
}
Background
.bg-970cb9 {
  background-color: #970cb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970cb9 {
  border: 2px solid #970cb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970cb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970cb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970cb9, #b90c85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970cb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 185 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.15 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.45 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.80 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.27 #68f346 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970cb9  rgb(151, 12, 185)  hsl(288, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#2eb90c  rgb(46, 185, 12)  hsl(108, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#b9970c  rgb(185, 151, 12)  hsl(48, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cb997  rgb(12, 185, 151)  hsl(168, 88%, 39%)  Mint