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#970FC6

#970fc6 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#970fc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.74% cyan, 92.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 284.59°, with 85.92% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.11

Complementary

  1. #970fc6
  2. #3ec60f

Split complementary

  1. #970fc6
  2. #99c60f
  3. #0fc63b

Analogous

  1. #3b0fc6
  2. #970fc6
  3. #c60f99

Triadic

  1. #970fc6
  2. #c6970f
  3. #0fc697

Tetradic

  1. #970fc6
  2. #c60f3e
  3. #3ec60f
  4. #0fc697

Square

  1. #970fc6
  2. #c63b0f
  3. #3ec60f
  4. #0f99c6

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0438
  2. #610a7f
  3. #970fc6
  4. #bf32ef
  5. #d579f5

Shades

#970fc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fc6
  2. #880eb2
  3. #790c9e
  4. #6a0b8b
  5. #5b0977
  6. #4c0863
  7. #3c064f
  8. #2d053b
  9. #1e0328
  10. #0f0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fc6
  2. #a127cc
  3. #ac3fd1
  4. #b657d7
  5. #c16fdd
  6. #cb87e3
  7. #d59fe8
  8. #e0b7ee
  9. #eacff4
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fc6
  2. #951abf
  3. #9226b8
  4. #9031b1
  5. #8e3caa
  6. #8c48a3
  7. #89539c
  8. #875e95
  9. #85698e
  10. #827587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924775 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5345c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #604cc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94389c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fc6 {
  color: #970fc6;
}
Background
.bg-970fc6 {
  background-color: #970fc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fc6 {
  border: 2px solid #970fc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 86% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fc6, #c60f99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 198 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.30 #68f039 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970fc6  rgb(151, 15, 198)  hsl(285, 86%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#3ec60f  rgb(62, 198, 15)  hsl(105, 86%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c6970f  rgb(198, 151, 15)  hsl(45, 86%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0fc697  rgb(15, 198, 151)  hsl(165, 86%, 42%)  Caribbean Green