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#970EC0

#970ec0 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970ec0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.35% cyan, 92.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 286.18°, with 86.41% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.107

Complementary

  1. #970ec0
  2. #37c00e

Split complementary

  1. #970ec0
  2. #90c00e
  3. #0ec03e

Analogous

  1. #3e0ec0
  2. #970ec0
  3. #c00e90

Triadic

  1. #970ec0
  2. #c0970e
  3. #0ec097

Tetradic

  1. #970ec0
  2. #c00e37
  3. #37c00e
  4. #0ec097

Square

  1. #970ec0
  2. #c03e0e
  3. #37c00e
  4. #0e90c0

Monochromatic

  1. #270431
  2. #5f0979
  3. #970ec0
  4. #c22bf0
  5. #d772f5

Shades

#970ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ec0
  2. #880dad
  3. #790b9a
  4. #6a0a86
  5. #5b0873
  6. #4c0760
  7. #3c064d
  8. #2d043a
  9. #1e0326
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ec0
  2. #a126c6
  3. #ac3ecd
  4. #b656d3
  5. #c16ed9
  6. #cb87e0
  7. #d59fe6
  8. #e0b7ec
  9. #eacff2
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ec0
  2. #9519ba
  3. #9225b3
  4. #9030ad
  5. #8e3ca6
  6. #8c47a0
  7. #89529a
  8. #875e93
  9. #85698d
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78498f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #944471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5543c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #624bbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ec0 {
  color: #970ec0;
}
Background
.bg-970ec0 {
  background-color: #970ec0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #970ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ec0, #c00e90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 192 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.36 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.01 #68f13f Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ec0  rgb(151, 14, 192)  hsl(286, 86%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#37c00e  rgb(55, 192, 14)  hsl(106, 86%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c0970e  rgb(192, 151, 14)  hsl(46, 86%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0ec097  rgb(14, 192, 151)  hsl(166, 86%, 40%)  Caribbean Green