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#970FD1

#970fd1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970fd1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.88% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.75% cyan, 92.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 282.06°, with 86.61% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #970fd1
  2. #49d10f

Split complementary

  1. #970fd1
  2. #aad10f
  3. #0fd136

Analogous

  1. #360fd1
  2. #970fd1
  3. #d10faa

Triadic

  1. #970fd1
  2. #d1970f
  3. #0fd197

Tetradic

  1. #970fd1
  2. #d10f49
  3. #49d10f
  4. #0fd197

Square

  1. #970fd1
  2. #d1360f
  3. #49d10f
  4. #0faad1

Monochromatic

  1. #300542
  2. #630a8a
  3. #970fd1
  4. #bb3cf1
  5. #d483f6

Shades

#970fd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fd1
  2. #880ebc
  3. #790ca7
  4. #6a0b92
  5. #5b097d
  6. #4c0869
  7. #3c0654
  8. #2d053f
  9. #1e032a
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fd1
  2. #a127d6
  3. #ac3fda
  4. #b657df
  5. #c16fe3
  6. #cb87e8
  7. #d59fed
  8. #e0b7f1
  9. #eacff6
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fd1
  2. #951ac9
  3. #9226c1
  4. #9031b9
  5. #8e3cb1
  6. #8c48a9
  7. #8953a0
  8. #875e98
  9. #856990
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4b9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f4d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e47d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c4dcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #923da5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fd1 {
  color: #970fd1;
}
Background
.bg-970fd1 {
  background-color: #970fd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fd1 {
  border: 2px solid #970fd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fd1, #d10faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 209 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.45 #68f02e Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970fd1  rgb(151, 15, 209)  hsl(282, 87%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#49d10f  rgb(73, 209, 15)  hsl(102, 87%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d1970f  rgb(209, 151, 15)  hsl(42, 87%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#0fd197  rgb(15, 209, 151)  hsl(162, 87%, 44%)  Caribbean Green