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#970FBE

#970fbe ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970fbe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.88% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.53% cyan, 92.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 286.63°, with 85.37% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1064

Complementary

  1. #970fbe
  2. #36be0f

Split complementary

  1. #970fbe
  2. #8ebe0f
  3. #0fbe40

Analogous

  1. #400fbe
  2. #970fbe
  3. #be0f8e

Triadic

  1. #970fbe
  2. #be970f
  3. #0fbe97

Tetradic

  1. #970fbe
  2. #be0f36
  3. #36be0f
  4. #0fbe97

Square

  1. #970fbe
  2. #be400f
  3. #36be0f
  4. #0f8ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #260430
  2. #5f0977
  3. #970fbe
  4. #c32bee
  5. #d772f4

Shades

#970fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fbe
  2. #880eab
  3. #790c98
  4. #6a0b85
  5. #5b0972
  6. #4c085f
  7. #3c064c
  8. #2d0539
  9. #1e0326
  10. #0f0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fbe
  2. #a127c5
  3. #ac3fcb
  4. #b657d2
  5. #c16fd8
  6. #cb87df
  7. #d59fe5
  8. #e0b7ec
  9. #eacff2
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fbe
  2. #951ab8
  3. #9226b2
  4. #9031ab
  5. #8e3ca5
  6. #8c489f
  7. #895399
  8. #875e93
  9. #85698c
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78498e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #015fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #944370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5543c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #634bbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fbe {
  color: #970fbe;
}
Background
.bg-970fbe {
  background-color: #970fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fbe {
  border: 2px solid #970fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fbe, #be0f8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.39 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.93 #68f041 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970fbe  rgb(151, 15, 190)  hsl(287, 85%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#36be0f  rgb(54, 190, 15)  hsl(107, 85%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#be970f  rgb(190, 151, 15)  hsl(47, 85%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0fbe97  rgb(15, 190, 151)  hsl(167, 85%, 40%)  Mint