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#970CBB

#970cbb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970cbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.25% cyan, 93.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 287.66°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1043

Complementary

  1. #970cbb
  2. #30bb0c

Split complementary

  1. #970cbb
  2. #87bb0c
  3. #0cbb40

Analogous

  1. #400cbb
  2. #970cbb
  3. #bb0c87

Triadic

  1. #970cbb
  2. #bb970c
  3. #0cbb97

Tetradic

  1. #970cbb
  2. #bb0c30
  3. #30bb0c
  4. #0cbb97

Square

  1. #970cbb
  2. #bb400c
  3. #30bb0c
  4. #0c87bb

Monochromatic

  1. #23032b
  2. #5d0773
  3. #970cbb
  4. #c623f1
  5. #d96bf5

Shades

#970cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970cbb
  2. #880ba8
  3. #790a96
  4. #6a0883
  5. #5b0770
  6. #4c065e
  7. #3c054b
  8. #2d0438
  9. #1e0225
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#970cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970cbb
  2. #a124c2
  3. #ac3dc9
  4. #b655cf
  5. #c16dd6
  6. #cb86dd
  7. #d59ee4
  8. #e0b6eb
  9. #eacef1
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970cbb
  2. #9518b5
  3. #9223af
  4. #902fa9
  5. #8e3aa3
  6. #8c469e
  7. #895298
  8. #875d92
  9. #85698c
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78488c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c5eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95416e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5642bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #634ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #963393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970cbb {
  color: #970cbb;
}
Background
.bg-970cbb {
  background-color: #970cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970cbb {
  border: 2px solid #970cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970cbb, #bb0c87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.87 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.74 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.99 #68f344 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970cbb  rgb(151, 12, 187)  hsl(288, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#30bb0c  rgb(48, 187, 12)  hsl(108, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bb970c  rgb(187, 151, 12)  hsl(48, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cbb97  rgb(12, 187, 151)  hsl(168, 88%, 39%)  Mint