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#970ABE

#970abe ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#970abe is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 3.92% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.53% cyan, 94.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 287°, with 90% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.1051

Complementary

  1. #970abe
  2. #31be0a

Split complementary

  1. #970abe
  2. #8bbe0a
  3. #0abe3d

Analogous

  1. #3d0abe
  2. #970abe
  3. #be0a8b

Triadic

  1. #970abe
  2. #be970a
  3. #0abe97

Tetradic

  1. #970abe
  2. #be0a31
  3. #31be0a
  4. #0abe97

Square

  1. #970abe
  2. #be3d0a
  3. #31be0a
  4. #0a8bbe

Monochromatic

  1. #24022d
  2. #5d0675
  3. #970abe
  4. #c621f3
  5. #d96af7

Shades

#970abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #970abe
  2. #8809ab
  3. #790898
  4. #6a0785
  5. #5b0672
  6. #4c055f
  7. #3c044c
  8. #2d0339
  9. #1e0226
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#970abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #970abe
  2. #a123c5
  3. #ac3bcb
  4. #b654d2
  5. #c16cd8
  6. #cb85df
  7. #d59de5
  8. #e0b6ec
  9. #eacef2
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#970abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #970abe
  2. #9516b8
  3. #9222b2
  4. #902dab
  5. #8e39a5
  6. #8c459f
  7. #895199
  8. #875d93
  9. #85688c
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78488e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94426f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5542c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #624abc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-970abe {
  color: #970abe;
}
Background
.bg-970abe {
  background-color: #970abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-970abe {
  border: 2px solid #970abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #970abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 10 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-970abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #970abe, #be0a8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-970abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 10 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.49 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.96 #68f541 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#970abe  rgb(151, 10, 190)  hsl(287, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#31be0a  rgb(49, 190, 10)  hsl(107, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#be970a  rgb(190, 151, 10)  hsl(47, 90%, 39%)  Goldenrod
#0abe97  rgb(10, 190, 151)  hsl(167, 90%, 39%)  Mint