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#970DD6

#970dd6 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970dd6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.1% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.44% cyan, 93.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 281.19°, with 88.55% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1172

Complementary

  1. #970dd6
  2. #4cd60d

Split complementary

  1. #970dd6
  2. #b1d60d
  3. #0dd632

Analogous

  1. #320dd6
  2. #970dd6
  3. #d60db1

Triadic

  1. #970dd6
  2. #d6970d
  3. #0dd697

Tetradic

  1. #970dd6
  2. #d60d4c
  3. #4cd60d
  4. #0dd697

Square

  1. #970dd6
  2. #d6320d
  3. #4cd60d
  4. #0db1d6

Monochromatic

  1. #310446
  2. #64098e
  3. #970dd6
  4. #ba3cf3
  5. #d384f8

Shades

#970dd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970dd6
  2. #880cc1
  3. #790aab
  4. #6a0996
  5. #5b0880
  6. #4c076b
  7. #3c0556
  8. #2d0440
  9. #1e032b
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#970dd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970dd6
  2. #a125da
  3. #ac3dde
  4. #b656e2
  5. #c16ee6
  6. #cb86eb
  7. #d59eef
  8. #e0b6f3
  9. #eacff7
  10. #f5e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970dd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970dd6
  2. #9519cd
  3. #9224c5
  4. #9030bc
  5. #8e3bb4
  6. #8c47ab
  7. #8952a2
  8. #875e9a
  9. #856991
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d4f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c48d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a4dd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #913ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970dd6 {
  color: #970dd6;
}
Background
.bg-970dd6 {
  background-color: #970dd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970dd6 {
  border: 2px solid #970dd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970dd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 13 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970dd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970dd6, #d60db1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970dd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 13 214 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.08 #68f229 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970dd6  rgb(151, 13, 214)  hsl(281, 89%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#4cd60d  rgb(76, 214, 13)  hsl(101, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d6970d  rgb(214, 151, 13)  hsl(41, 89%, 45%)  Gamboge
#0dd697  rgb(13, 214, 151)  hsl(161, 89%, 45%)  Caribbean Green