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#970CCB

#970ccb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#970ccb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 94.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.66°, with 88.84% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #970ccb
  2. #40cb0c

Split complementary

  1. #970ccb
  2. #a0cb0c
  3. #0ccb37

Analogous

  1. #370ccb
  2. #970ccb
  3. #cb0ca0

Triadic

  1. #970ccb
  2. #cb970c
  3. #0ccb97

Tetradic

  1. #970ccb
  2. #cb0c40
  3. #40cb0c
  4. #0ccb97

Square

  1. #970ccb
  2. #cb370c
  3. #40cb0c
  4. #0ca0cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2c033b
  2. #610883
  3. #970ccb
  4. #be31f3
  5. #d579f7

Shades

#970ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ccb
  2. #880bb7
  3. #790aa2
  4. #6a088e
  5. #5b077a
  6. #4c0666
  7. #3c0551
  8. #2d043d
  9. #1e0229
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ccb
  2. #a124d0
  3. #ac3dd5
  4. #b655db
  5. #c16de0
  6. #cb86e5
  7. #d59eea
  8. #e0b6ef
  9. #eacef5
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ccb
  2. #9518c4
  3. #9223bc
  4. #902fb5
  5. #8e3aad
  6. #8c46a6
  7. #89529e
  8. #875d97
  9. #85698f
  10. #827488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914977 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5045ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933aa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ccb {
  color: #970ccb;
}
Background
.bg-970ccb {
  background-color: #970ccb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ccb {
  border: 2px solid #970ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ccb, #cb0ca0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.51 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.61 #68f334 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ccb  rgb(151, 12, 203)  hsl(284, 89%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#40cb0c  rgb(64, 203, 12)  hsl(104, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cb970c  rgb(203, 151, 12)  hsl(44, 89%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0ccb97  rgb(12, 203, 151)  hsl(164, 89%, 42%)  Caribbean Green