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#970FC2

#970fc2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970fc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.16% cyan, 92.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 285.59°, with 85.65% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1082

Complementary

  1. #970fc2
  2. #3ac20f

Split complementary

  1. #970fc2
  2. #93c20f
  3. #0fc23e

Analogous

  1. #3e0fc2
  2. #970fc2
  3. #c20f93

Triadic

  1. #970fc2
  2. #c2970f
  3. #0fc297

Tetradic

  1. #970fc2
  2. #c20f3a
  3. #3ac20f
  4. #0fc297

Square

  1. #970fc2
  2. #c23e0f
  3. #3ac20f
  4. #0f93c2

Monochromatic

  1. #280434
  2. #600a7b
  3. #970fc2
  4. #c12fef
  5. #d676f4

Shades

#970fc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fc2
  2. #880eaf
  3. #790c9b
  4. #6a0b88
  5. #5b0974
  6. #4c0861
  7. #3c064e
  8. #2d053a
  9. #1e0327
  10. #0f0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fc2
  2. #a127c8
  3. #ac3fce
  4. #b657d4
  5. #c16fda
  6. #cb87e1
  7. #d59fe7
  8. #e0b7ed
  9. #eacff3
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fc2
  2. #951abb
  3. #9226b5
  4. #9031ae
  5. #8e3ca8
  6. #8c48a1
  7. #89539a
  8. #875e94
  9. #85698d
  10. #827587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #934572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5444c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614bc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fc2 {
  color: #970fc2;
}
Background
.bg-970fc2 {
  background-color: #970fc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fc2 {
  border: 2px solid #970fc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fc2, #c20f93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.06 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.10 #68f03d Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970fc2  rgb(151, 15, 194)  hsl(286, 86%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3ac20f  rgb(58, 194, 15)  hsl(106, 86%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c2970f  rgb(194, 151, 15)  hsl(46, 86%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#0fc297  rgb(15, 194, 151)  hsl(166, 86%, 41%)  Caribbean Green