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#970EC4

#970ec4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970ec4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.96% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 285.16°, with 86.67% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1088

Complementary

  1. #970ec4
  2. #3bc40e

Split complementary

  1. #970ec4
  2. #96c40e
  3. #0ec43c

Analogous

  1. #3c0ec4
  2. #970ec4
  3. #c40e96

Triadic

  1. #970ec4
  2. #c4970e
  3. #0ec497

Tetradic

  1. #970ec4
  2. #c40e3b
  3. #3bc40e
  4. #0ec497

Square

  1. #970ec4
  2. #c43c0e
  3. #3bc40e
  4. #0e96c4

Monochromatic

  1. #290435
  2. #60097d
  3. #970ec4
  4. #c02ef0
  5. #d676f5

Shades

#970ec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ec4
  2. #880db0
  3. #790b9d
  4. #6a0a89
  5. #5b0876
  6. #4c0762
  7. #3c064e
  8. #2d043b
  9. #1e0327
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ec4
  2. #a126ca
  3. #ac3ed0
  4. #b656d6
  5. #c16edc
  6. #cb87e2
  7. #d59fe7
  8. #e0b7ed
  9. #eacff3
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ec4
  2. #9519bd
  3. #9225b6
  4. #9030b0
  5. #8e3ca9
  6. #8c47a2
  7. #89529b
  8. #875e94
  9. #85698e
  10. #827587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5344c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614bc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94379a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ec4 {
  color: #970ec4;
}
Background
.bg-970ec4 {
  background-color: #970ec4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ec4 {
  border: 2px solid #970ec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ec4, #c40e96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 196 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.80 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.20 #68f13b Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ec4  rgb(151, 14, 196)  hsl(285, 87%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3bc40e  rgb(59, 196, 14)  hsl(105, 87%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c4970e  rgb(196, 151, 14)  hsl(45, 87%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#0ec497  rgb(14, 196, 151)  hsl(165, 87%, 41%)  Caribbean Green