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#970CD9

#970cd9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.41% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 280.68°, with 89.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.28.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1185

Complementary

  1. #970cd9
  2. #4ed90c

Split complementary

  1. #970cd9
  2. #b5d90c
  3. #0cd930

Analogous

  1. #300cd9
  2. #970cd9
  3. #d90cb5

Triadic

  1. #970cd9
  2. #d9970c
  3. #0cd997

Tetradic

  1. #970cd9
  2. #d90c4e
  3. #4ed90c
  4. #0cd997

Square

  1. #970cd9
  2. #d9300c
  3. #4ed90c
  4. #0cb5d9

Monochromatic

  1. #320448
  2. #650890
  3. #970cd9
  4. #b93df4
  5. #d386f8

Shades

#970cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970cd9
  2. #880bc3
  3. #790aae
  4. #6a0898
  5. #5b0782
  6. #4c066d
  7. #3c0557
  8. #2d0441
  9. #1e022b
  10. #0f0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#970cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970cd9
  2. #a124dd
  3. #ac3de1
  4. #b655e4
  5. #c16de8
  6. #cb86ec
  7. #d59ef0
  8. #e0b6f4
  9. #eacef7
  10. #f5e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970cd9
  2. #9518d0
  3. #9223c7
  4. #902fbe
  5. #8e3ab5
  6. #8c46ad
  7. #8952a4
  8. #875d9b
  9. #856992
  10. #827489
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c5180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a49dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #594dd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #913fab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970cd9 {
  color: #970cd9;
}
Background
.bg-970cd9 {
  background-color: #970cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #970cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970cd9, #d90cb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.87 #68f326 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970cd9  rgb(151, 12, 217)  hsl(281, 90%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#4ed90c  rgb(78, 217, 12)  hsl(101, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d9970c  rgb(217, 151, 12)  hsl(41, 90%, 45%)  Gamboge
#0cd997  rgb(12, 217, 151)  hsl(161, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green