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#971ECD

#971ecd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#971ecd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 11.76% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 85.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #971ecd
  2. #54cd1e

Split complementary

  1. #971ecd
  2. #abcd1e
  3. #1ecd40

Analogous

  1. #401ecd
  2. #971ecd
  3. #cd1eab

Triadic

  1. #971ecd
  2. #cd971e
  3. #1ecd97

Tetradic

  1. #971ecd
  2. #cd1e54
  3. #54cd1e
  4. #1ecd97

Square

  1. #971ecd
  2. #cd401e
  3. #54cd1e
  4. #1eabcd

Monochromatic

  1. #350a48
  2. #66148a
  3. #971ecd
  4. #b852e6
  5. #d395ef

Shades

#971ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #971ecd
  2. #881bb9
  3. #7918a4
  4. #6a1590
  5. #5b127b
  6. #4c0f67
  7. #3c0c52
  8. #2d093e
  9. #1e0629
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#971ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #971ecd
  2. #a135d2
  3. #ac4bd7
  4. #b662dc
  5. #c178e1
  6. #cb8fe6
  7. #d5a5eb
  8. #e0bcf0
  9. #ead2f5
  10. #f5e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#971ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #971ecd
  2. #9528c5
  3. #9232be
  4. #903bb6
  5. #8e45ae
  6. #8c4fa7
  7. #89599f
  8. #876397
  9. #856c8f
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4e98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f50cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9340a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-971ecd {
  color: #971ecd;
}
Background
.bg-971ecd {
  background-color: #971ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-971ecd {
  border: 2px solid #971ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #971ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 30 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-971ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #971ecd, #cd1eab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-971ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 30 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.26 #68e132 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#971ecd  rgb(151, 30, 205)  hsl(281, 74%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#54cd1e  rgb(84, 205, 30)  hsl(101, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cd971e  rgb(205, 151, 30)  hsl(41, 74%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1ecd97  rgb(30, 205, 151)  hsl(161, 74%, 46%)  Caribbean Green