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#971BCD

#971bcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#971bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 10.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 86.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.8°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1177

Complementary

  1. #971bcd
  2. #51cd1b

Split complementary

  1. #971bcd
  2. #aacd1b
  3. #1bcd3e

Analogous

  1. #3e1bcd
  2. #971bcd
  3. #cd1baa

Triadic

  1. #971bcd
  2. #cd971b
  3. #1bcd97

Tetradic

  1. #971bcd
  2. #cd1b51
  3. #51cd1b
  4. #1bcd97

Square

  1. #971bcd
  2. #cd3e1b
  3. #51cd1b
  4. #1baacd

Monochromatic

  1. #330946
  2. #651289
  3. #971bcd
  4. #b94de8
  5. #d391f0

Shades

#971bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #971bcd
  2. #8818b9
  3. #7916a4
  4. #6a1390
  5. #5b107b
  6. #4c0e67
  7. #3c0b52
  8. #2d083e
  9. #1e0529
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#971bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #971bcd
  2. #a132d2
  3. #ac49d7
  4. #b65fdc
  5. #c176e1
  6. #cb8de6
  7. #d5a4eb
  8. #e0bbf0
  9. #ead1f5
  10. #f5e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#971bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #971bcd
  2. #9525c5
  3. #922fbe
  4. #9039b6
  5. #8e43ae
  6. #8c4ea7
  7. #89589f
  8. #876297
  9. #856c8f
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5249d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-971bcd {
  color: #971bcd;
}
Background
.bg-971bcd {
  background-color: #971bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-971bcd {
  border: 2px solid #971bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #971bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 27 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-971bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #971bcd, #cd1baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-971bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 27 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.38 #68e432 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#971bcd  rgb(151, 27, 205)  hsl(282, 77%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#51cd1b  rgb(81, 205, 27)  hsl(102, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd971b  rgb(205, 151, 27)  hsl(42, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1bcd97  rgb(27, 205, 151)  hsl(162, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green