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#700BCD

#700bcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#700bcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.37% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 271.24°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0809

Complementary

  1. #700bcd
  2. #68cd0b

Split complementary

  1. #700bcd
  2. #c9cd0b
  3. #0bcd0f

Analogous

  1. #0f0bcd
  2. #700bcd
  3. #cd0bc9

Triadic

  1. #700bcd
  2. #cd700b
  3. #0bcd70

Tetradic

  1. #700bcd
  2. #cd0b68
  3. #68cd0b
  4. #0bcd70

Square

  1. #700bcd
  2. #cd0f0b
  3. #68cd0b
  4. #0bc9cd

Monochromatic

  1. #21033c
  2. #480784
  3. #700bcd
  4. #9631f4
  5. #bb79f8

Shades

#700bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #700bcd
  2. #650ab9
  3. #5a09a4
  4. #4e0890
  5. #43077b
  6. #380667
  7. #2d0452
  8. #22033e
  9. #160229
  10. #0b0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#700bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #700bcd
  2. #7e23d2
  3. #8d3cd7
  4. #9b54dc
  5. #a96de1
  6. #b885e6
  7. #c69deb
  8. #d4b6f0
  9. #e2cef5
  10. #f1e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#700bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #700bcd
  2. #7217c5
  3. #7322be
  4. #752eb6
  5. #763aae
  6. #7846a7
  7. #7a519f
  8. #7b5d97
  9. #7d698f
  10. #7e7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f3f93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #565078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #133fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #253dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #623fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-700bcd {
  color: #700bcd;
}
Background
.bg-700bcd {
  background-color: #700bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-700bcd {
  border: 2px solid #700bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #700bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-700bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #700bcd, #cd0bc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-700bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.03 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.23 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.89 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.18 #8ff432 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#700bcd  rgb(112, 11, 205)  hsl(271, 90%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#68cd0b  rgb(104, 205, 11)  hsl(91, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cd700b  rgb(205, 112, 11)  hsl(31, 90%, 42%)  Ochre
#0bcd70  rgb(11, 205, 112)  hsl(151, 90%, 42%)  Emerald