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#970EE1

#970ee1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970ee1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.89% cyan, 93.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 278.96°, with 88.28% saturation and 46.86% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1233

Complementary

  1. #970ee1
  2. #58e10e

Split complementary

  1. #970ee1
  2. #c1e10e
  3. #0ee12e

Analogous

  1. #2e0ee1
  2. #970ee1
  3. #e10ec1

Triadic

  1. #970ee1
  2. #e1970e
  3. #0ee197

Tetradic

  1. #970ee1
  2. #e10e58
  3. #58e10e
  4. #0ee197

Square

  1. #970ee1
  2. #e12e0e
  3. #58e10e
  4. #0ec1e1

Monochromatic

  1. #360551
  2. #670a99
  3. #970ee1
  4. #b748f4
  5. #d490f8

Shades

#970ee1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970ee1
  2. #880dcb
  3. #790bb4
  4. #6a0a9e
  5. #5b0887
  6. #4c0771
  7. #3c065a
  8. #2d0444
  9. #1e032d
  10. #0f0117
  11. #000000

Tints

#970ee1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970ee1
  2. #a126e4
  3. #ac3ee7
  4. #b656ea
  5. #c16eed
  6. #cb87f0
  7. #d59ff3
  8. #e0b7f6
  9. #eacff9
  10. #f5e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970ee1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970ee1
  2. #9519d7
  3. #9225ce
  4. #9030c4
  5. #8e3cba
  6. #8c47b1
  7. #8952a7
  8. #875e9d
  9. #856993
  10. #82758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a5585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474be4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #554edf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f43b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970ee1 {
  color: #970ee1;
}
Background
.bg-970ee1 {
  background-color: #970ee1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970ee1 {
  border: 2px solid #970ee1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970ee1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 14 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970ee1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970ee1, #e10ec1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970ee1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 14 225 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.22 #68f11e Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970ee1  rgb(151, 14, 225)  hsl(279, 88%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#58e10e  rgb(88, 225, 14)  hsl(99, 88%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e1970e  rgb(225, 151, 14)  hsl(39, 88%, 47%)  Gamboge
#0ee197  rgb(14, 225, 151)  hsl(159, 88%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green