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#970EBE

#970ebe ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970ebe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.49% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.53% cyan, 92.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 286.7°, with 86.27% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1061

Complementary

  1. #970ebe
  2. #35be0e

Split complementary

  1. #970ebe
  2. #8dbe0e
  3. #0ebe3f

Analogous

  1. #3f0ebe
  2. #970ebe
  3. #be0e8d

Triadic

  1. #970ebe
  2. #be970e
  3. #0ebe97

Tetradic

  1. #970ebe
  2. #be0e35
  3. #35be0e
  4. #0ebe97

Square

  1. #970ebe
  2. #be3f0e
  3. #35be0e
  4. #0e8dbe

Monochromatic

  1. #26042f
  2. #5e0977
  3. #970ebe
  4. #c329ef
  5. #d771f4

Shades

#970ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ebe
  2. #880dab
  3. #790b98
  4. #6a0a85
  5. #5b0872
  6. #4c075f
  7. #3c064c
  8. #2d0439
  9. #1e0326
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ebe
  2. #a126c5
  3. #ac3ecb
  4. #b656d2
  5. #c16ed8
  6. #cb87df
  7. #d59fe5
  8. #e0b7ec
  9. #eacff2
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ebe
  2. #9519b8
  3. #9225b2
  4. #9030ab
  5. #8e3ca5
  6. #8c479f
  7. #895299
  8. #875e93
  9. #85698c
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78488e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #944370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5543c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #634bbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ebe {
  color: #970ebe;
}
Background
.bg-970ebe {
  background-color: #970ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ebe {
  border: 2px solid #970ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ebe, #be0e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.41 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.64 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.94 #68f141 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ebe  rgb(151, 14, 190)  hsl(287, 86%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#35be0e  rgb(53, 190, 14)  hsl(107, 86%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#be970e  rgb(190, 151, 14)  hsl(47, 86%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0ebe97  rgb(14, 190, 151)  hsl(167, 86%, 40%)  Mint