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#970EDD

#970edd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970edd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.49% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.67% cyan, 93.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 279.71°, with 88.09% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #970edd
  2. #54dd0e

Split complementary

  1. #970edd
  2. #bcdd0e
  3. #0edd2f

Analogous

  1. #2f0edd
  2. #970edd
  3. #dd0ebc

Triadic

  1. #970edd
  2. #dd970e
  3. #0edd97

Tetradic

  1. #970edd
  2. #dd0e54
  3. #54dd0e
  4. #0edd97

Square

  1. #970edd
  2. #dd2f0e
  3. #54dd0e
  4. #0ebcdd

Monochromatic

  1. #35054d
  2. #660995
  3. #970edd
  4. #b844f3
  5. #d38cf8

Shades

#970edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970edd
  2. #880dc7
  3. #790bb1
  4. #6a0a9b
  5. #5b0885
  6. #4c076f
  7. #3c0658
  8. #2d0442
  9. #1e032c
  10. #0f0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#970edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970edd
  2. #a126e0
  3. #ac3ee4
  4. #b656e7
  5. #c16eeb
  6. #cb87ee
  7. #d59ff1
  8. #e0b7f5
  9. #eacff8
  10. #f5e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970edd
  2. #9519d4
  3. #9225ca
  4. #9030c1
  5. #8e3cb8
  6. #8c47af
  7. #8952a5
  8. #875e9c
  9. #856993
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4da2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b5382 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #574edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9042ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970edd {
  color: #970edd;
}
Background
.bg-970edd {
  background-color: #970edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970edd {
  border: 2px solid #970edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970edd, #dd0ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 221 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.48 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.51 #68f122 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970edd  rgb(151, 14, 221)  hsl(280, 88%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#54dd0e  rgb(84, 221, 14)  hsl(100, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dd970e  rgb(221, 151, 14)  hsl(40, 88%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0edd97  rgb(14, 221, 151)  hsl(160, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green