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#970FC7

#970fc7 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#970fc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.12% cyan, 92.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 284.35°, with 85.98% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #970fc7
  2. #3fc70f

Split complementary

  1. #970fc7
  2. #9bc70f
  3. #0fc73b

Analogous

  1. #3b0fc7
  2. #970fc7
  3. #c70f9b

Triadic

  1. #970fc7
  2. #c7970f
  3. #0fc797

Tetradic

  1. #970fc7
  2. #c70f3f
  3. #3fc70f
  4. #0fc797

Square

  1. #970fc7
  2. #c73b0f
  3. #3fc70f
  4. #0f9bc7

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0439
  2. #610a80
  3. #970fc7
  4. #be33f0
  5. #d57af5

Shades

#970fc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fc7
  2. #880eb3
  3. #790c9f
  4. #6a0b8b
  5. #5b0977
  6. #4c0864
  7. #3c0650
  8. #2d053c
  9. #1e0328
  10. #0f0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fc7
  2. #a127cd
  3. #ac3fd2
  4. #b657d8
  5. #c16fdd
  6. #cb87e3
  7. #d59fe9
  8. #e0b7ee
  9. #eacff4
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fc7
  2. #951ac0
  3. #9226b9
  4. #9031b2
  5. #8e3cab
  6. #8c48a4
  7. #89539c
  8. #875e95
  9. #85698e
  10. #827587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924875 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5245ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #604cc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94399d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fc7 {
  color: #970fc7;
}
Background
.bg-970fc7 {
  background-color: #970fc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fc7 {
  border: 2px solid #970fc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 86% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fc7, #c70f9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 199 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.36 #68f038 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970fc7  rgb(151, 15, 199)  hsl(284, 86%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#3fc70f  rgb(63, 199, 15)  hsl(104, 86%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c7970f  rgb(199, 151, 15)  hsl(44, 86%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0fc797  rgb(15, 199, 151)  hsl(164, 86%, 42%)  Caribbean Green