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#970EC8

#970ec8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#970ec8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.19°, with 86.92% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1106

Complementary

  1. #970ec8
  2. #3fc80e

Split complementary

  1. #970ec8
  2. #9cc80e
  3. #0ec83a

Analogous

  1. #3a0ec8
  2. #970ec8
  3. #c80e9c

Triadic

  1. #970ec8
  2. #c8970e
  3. #0ec897

Tetradic

  1. #970ec8
  2. #c80e3f
  3. #3fc80e
  4. #0ec897

Square

  1. #970ec8
  2. #c83a0e
  3. #3fc80e
  4. #0e9cc8

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0439
  2. #610981
  3. #970ec8
  4. #be32f1
  5. #d579f6

Shades

#970ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ec8
  2. #880db4
  3. #790ba0
  4. #6a0a8c
  5. #5b0878
  6. #4c0764
  7. #3c0650
  8. #2d043c
  9. #1e0328
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ec8
  2. #a126ce
  3. #ac3ed3
  4. #b656d9
  5. #c16ede
  6. #cb87e4
  7. #d59fe9
  8. #e0b7ef
  9. #eacff4
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ec8
  2. #9519c1
  3. #9225ba
  4. #9030b2
  5. #8e3cab
  6. #8c47a4
  7. #89529d
  8. #875e96
  9. #85698e
  10. #827587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5245cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4cc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94399d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ec8 {
  color: #970ec8;
}
Background
.bg-970ec8 {
  background-color: #970ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #970ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ec8, #c80e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.25 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.42 #68f137 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ec8  rgb(151, 14, 200)  hsl(284, 87%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#3fc80e  rgb(63, 200, 14)  hsl(104, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c8970e  rgb(200, 151, 14)  hsl(44, 87%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0ec897  rgb(14, 200, 151)  hsl(164, 87%, 42%)  Caribbean Green