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#970CCD

#970ccd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970ccd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 4.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.21°, with 88.94% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1125

Complementary

  1. #970ccd
  2. #42cd0c

Split complementary

  1. #970ccd
  2. #a3cd0c
  3. #0ccd36

Analogous

  1. #360ccd
  2. #970ccd
  3. #cd0ca3

Triadic

  1. #970ccd
  2. #cd970c
  3. #0ccd97

Tetradic

  1. #970ccd
  2. #cd0c42
  3. #42cd0c
  4. #0ccd97

Square

  1. #970ccd
  2. #cd360c
  3. #42cd0c
  4. #0ca3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2d043c
  2. #620885
  3. #970ccd
  4. #bd32f3
  5. #d47bf7

Shades

#970ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ccd
  2. #880bb9
  3. #790aa4
  4. #6a0890
  5. #5b077b
  6. #4c0667
  7. #3c0552
  8. #2d043e
  9. #1e0229
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ccd
  2. #a124d2
  3. #ac3dd7
  4. #b655dc
  5. #c16de1
  6. #cb86e6
  7. #d59eeb
  8. #e0b6f0
  9. #eacef5
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ccd
  2. #9518c5
  3. #9223be
  4. #902fb6
  5. #8e3aae
  6. #8c46a7
  7. #89529f
  8. #875d97
  9. #85698f
  10. #827488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5046d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ccd {
  color: #970ccd;
}
Background
.bg-970ccd {
  background-color: #970ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ccd {
  border: 2px solid #970ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ccd, #cd0ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.42 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.60 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.29 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.74 #68f332 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ccd  rgb(151, 12, 205)  hsl(283, 89%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#42cd0c  rgb(66, 205, 12)  hsl(103, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cd970c  rgb(205, 151, 12)  hsl(43, 89%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#0ccd97  rgb(12, 205, 151)  hsl(163, 89%, 43%)  Caribbean Green