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#970CC2

#970cc2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970cc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.71% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.16% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 285.82°, with 88.35% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1074

Complementary

  1. #970cc2
  2. #37c20c

Split complementary

  1. #970cc2
  2. #92c20c
  3. #0cc23c

Analogous

  1. #3c0cc2
  2. #970cc2
  3. #c20c92

Triadic

  1. #970cc2
  2. #c2970c
  3. #0cc297

Tetradic

  1. #970cc2
  2. #c20c37
  3. #37c20c
  4. #0cc297

Square

  1. #970cc2
  2. #c23c0c
  3. #37c20c
  4. #0c92c2

Monochromatic

  1. #270332
  2. #5f087a
  3. #970cc2
  4. #c229f2
  5. #d771f6

Shades

#970cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970cc2
  2. #880baf
  3. #790a9b
  4. #6a0888
  5. #5b0774
  6. #4c0661
  7. #3c054e
  8. #2d043a
  9. #1e0227
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#970cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970cc2
  2. #a124c8
  3. #ac3dce
  4. #b655d4
  5. #c16dda
  6. #cb86e1
  7. #d59ee7
  8. #e0b6ed
  9. #eacef3
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970cc2
  2. #9518bb
  3. #9223b5
  4. #902fae
  5. #8e3aa8
  6. #8c46a1
  7. #89529a
  8. #875d94
  9. #85698d
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #934572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5443c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614bc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970cc2 {
  color: #970cc2;
}
Background
.bg-970cc2 {
  background-color: #970cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #970cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970cc2, #c20c92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.11 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.12 #68f33d Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970cc2  rgb(151, 12, 194)  hsl(286, 88%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#37c20c  rgb(55, 194, 12)  hsl(106, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c2970c  rgb(194, 151, 12)  hsl(46, 88%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0cc297  rgb(12, 194, 151)  hsl(166, 88%, 40%)  Caribbean Green