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#970CD5

#970cd5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.11% cyan, 94.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 89.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.95.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1165

Complementary

  1. #970cd5
  2. #4ad50c

Split complementary

  1. #970cd5
  2. #afd50c
  3. #0cd532

Analogous

  1. #320cd5
  2. #970cd5
  3. #d50caf

Triadic

  1. #970cd5
  2. #d5970c
  3. #0cd597

Tetradic

  1. #970cd5
  2. #d50c4a
  3. #4ad50c
  4. #0cd597

Square

  1. #970cd5
  2. #d5320c
  3. #4ad50c
  4. #0cafd5

Monochromatic

  1. #300444
  2. #64088d
  3. #970cd5
  4. #ba3af4
  5. #d482f8

Shades

#970cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970cd5
  2. #880bc0
  3. #790aaa
  4. #6a0895
  5. #5b0780
  6. #4c066b
  7. #3c0555
  8. #2d0440
  9. #1e022b
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#970cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970cd5
  2. #a124d9
  3. #ac3ddd
  4. #b655e2
  5. #c16de6
  6. #cb86ea
  7. #d59eee
  8. #e0b6f2
  9. #eacef7
  10. #f5e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970cd5
  2. #9518cd
  3. #9223c4
  4. #902fbc
  5. #8e3ab3
  6. #8c46ab
  7. #8952a2
  8. #875d9a
  9. #856991
  10. #827489
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e4f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c48d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a4dd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #923ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970cd5 {
  color: #970cd5;
}
Background
.bg-970cd5 {
  background-color: #970cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #970cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970cd5, #d50caf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 213 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.55 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.19 #68f32a Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970cd5  rgb(151, 12, 213)  hsl(281, 89%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#4ad50c  rgb(74, 213, 12)  hsl(101, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d5970c  rgb(213, 151, 12)  hsl(41, 89%, 44%)  Gamboge
#0cd597  rgb(12, 213, 151)  hsl(161, 89%, 44%)  Caribbean Green