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#970FCD

#970fcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#970fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.95°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1133

Complementary

  1. #970fcd
  2. #45cd0f

Split complementary

  1. #970fcd
  2. #a4cd0f
  3. #0fcd38

Analogous

  1. #380fcd
  2. #970fcd
  3. #cd0fa4

Triadic

  1. #970fcd
  2. #cd970f
  3. #0fcd97

Tetradic

  1. #970fcd
  2. #cd0f45
  3. #45cd0f
  4. #0fcd97

Square

  1. #970fcd
  2. #cd380f
  3. #45cd0f
  4. #0fa4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2e053e
  2. #630a86
  3. #970fcd
  4. #bc38f0
  5. #d47ff6

Shades

#970fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fcd
  2. #880eb9
  3. #790ca4
  4. #6a0b90
  5. #5b097b
  6. #4c0867
  7. #3c0652
  8. #2d053e
  9. #1e0329
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fcd
  2. #a127d2
  3. #ac3fd7
  4. #b657dc
  5. #c16fe1
  6. #cb87e6
  7. #d59feb
  8. #e0b7f0
  9. #eacff5
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fcd
  2. #951ac5
  3. #9226be
  4. #9031b6
  5. #8e3cae
  6. #8c48a7
  7. #89539f
  8. #875e97
  9. #85698f
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904b79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5046d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fcd {
  color: #970fcd;
}
Background
.bg-970fcd {
  background-color: #970fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fcd {
  border: 2px solid #970fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fcd, #cd0fa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.55 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.73 #68f032 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970fcd  rgb(151, 15, 205)  hsl(283, 86%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#45cd0f  rgb(69, 205, 15)  hsl(103, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cd970f  rgb(205, 151, 15)  hsl(43, 86%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#0fcd97  rgb(15, 205, 151)  hsl(163, 86%, 43%)  Caribbean Green