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#970EDE

#970ede ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970ede 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.98% cyan, 93.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 279.52°, with 88.14% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1217

Complementary

  1. #970ede
  2. #55de0e

Split complementary

  1. #970ede
  2. #bdde0e
  3. #0ede2f

Analogous

  1. #2f0ede
  2. #970ede
  3. #de0ebd

Triadic

  1. #970ede
  2. #de970e
  3. #0ede97

Tetradic

  1. #970ede
  2. #de0e55
  3. #55de0e
  4. #0ede97

Square

  1. #970ede
  2. #de2f0e
  3. #55de0e
  4. #0ebdde

Monochromatic

  1. #35054e
  2. #660996
  3. #970ede
  4. #b845f3
  5. #d38df8

Shades

#970ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ede
  2. #880dc8
  3. #790bb2
  4. #6a0a9b
  5. #5b0885
  6. #4c076f
  7. #3c0659
  8. #2d0443
  9. #1e032c
  10. #0f0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ede
  2. #a126e1
  3. #ac3ee5
  4. #b656e8
  5. #c16eeb
  6. #cb87ef
  7. #d59ff2
  8. #e0b7f5
  9. #eacff8
  10. #f5e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ede
  2. #9519d5
  3. #9225cb
  4. #9030c2
  5. #8e3cb8
  6. #8c47af
  7. #8952a6
  8. #875e9c
  9. #856993
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b5483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #574edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9042af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ede {
  color: #970ede;
}
Background
.bg-970ede {
  background-color: #970ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ede {
  border: 2px solid #970ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ede, #de0ebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 222 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.43 #68f121 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ede  rgb(151, 14, 222)  hsl(280, 88%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#55de0e  rgb(85, 222, 14)  hsl(100, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#de970e  rgb(222, 151, 14)  hsl(40, 88%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0ede97  rgb(14, 222, 151)  hsl(160, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green