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#970FDD

#970fdd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#970fdd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 5.88% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.67% cyan, 93.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 279.61°, with 87.29% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1214

Complementary

  1. #970fdd
  2. #55dd0f

Split complementary

  1. #970fdd
  2. #bcdd0f
  3. #0fdd30

Analogous

  1. #300fdd
  2. #970fdd
  3. #dd0fbc

Triadic

  1. #970fdd
  2. #dd970f
  3. #0fdd97

Tetradic

  1. #970fdd
  2. #dd0f55
  3. #55dd0f
  4. #0fdd97

Square

  1. #970fdd
  2. #dd300f
  3. #55dd0f
  4. #0fbcdd

Monochromatic

  1. #35054e
  2. #660a95
  3. #970fdd
  4. #b846f2
  5. #d38ef7

Shades

#970fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970fdd
  2. #880ec7
  3. #790cb1
  4. #6a0b9b
  5. #5b0985
  6. #4c086f
  7. #3c0658
  8. #2d0542
  9. #1e032c
  10. #0f0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#970fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970fdd
  2. #a127e0
  3. #ac3fe4
  4. #b657e7
  5. #c16feb
  6. #cb87ee
  7. #d59ff1
  8. #e0b7f5
  9. #eacff8
  10. #f5e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970fdd
  2. #951ad4
  3. #9226ca
  4. #9031c1
  5. #8e3cb8
  6. #8c48af
  7. #8953a5
  8. #875e9c
  9. #856993
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4da2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b5382 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #574edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9042ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970fdd {
  color: #970fdd;
}
Background
.bg-970fdd {
  background-color: #970fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970fdd {
  border: 2px solid #970fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 15 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970fdd, #dd0fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 15 221 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.46 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.48 #68f022 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970fdd  rgb(151, 15, 221)  hsl(280, 87%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#55dd0f  rgb(85, 221, 15)  hsl(100, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dd970f  rgb(221, 151, 15)  hsl(40, 87%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0fdd97  rgb(15, 221, 151)  hsl(160, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green