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#970CD2

#970cd2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970cd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 94.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 282.12°, with 89.19% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.115

Complementary

  1. #970cd2
  2. #47d20c

Split complementary

  1. #970cd2
  2. #aad20c
  3. #0cd234

Analogous

  1. #340cd2
  2. #970cd2
  3. #d20caa

Triadic

  1. #970cd2
  2. #d2970c
  3. #0cd297

Tetradic

  1. #970cd2
  2. #d20c47
  3. #47d20c
  4. #0cd297

Square

  1. #970cd2
  2. #d2340c
  3. #47d20c
  4. #0caad2

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0441
  2. #63088a
  3. #970cd2
  4. #bb37f4
  5. #d47ff8

Shades

#970cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970cd2
  2. #880bbd
  3. #790aa8
  4. #6a0893
  5. #5b077e
  6. #4c0669
  7. #3c0554
  8. #2d043f
  9. #1e022a
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#970cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970cd2
  2. #a124d7
  3. #ac3ddb
  4. #b655e0
  5. #c16de4
  6. #cb86e9
  7. #d59eed
  8. #e0b6f2
  9. #eacef6
  10. #f5e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970cd2
  2. #9518ca
  3. #9223c2
  4. #902fb9
  5. #8e3ab1
  6. #8c46a9
  7. #8952a1
  8. #875d99
  9. #856990
  10. #827488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f4d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d47d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b4dd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #923da5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970cd2 {
  color: #970cd2;
}
Background
.bg-970cd2 {
  background-color: #970cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #970cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970cd2, #d20caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 210 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.94 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.44 #68f32d Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970cd2  rgb(151, 12, 210)  hsl(282, 89%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#47d20c  rgb(71, 210, 12)  hsl(102, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d2970c  rgb(210, 151, 12)  hsl(42, 89%, 44%)  Gamboge
#0cd297  rgb(12, 210, 151)  hsl(162, 89%, 44%)  Caribbean Green