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#700DBD

#700dbd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#700dbd is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 5.1% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.74% cyan, 93.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 273.75°, with 87.13% saturation and 39.61% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0741

Complementary

  1. #700dbd
  2. #5abd0d

Split complementary

  1. #700dbd
  2. #b2bd0d
  3. #0dbd18

Analogous

  1. #180dbd
  2. #700dbd
  3. #bd0db2

Triadic

  1. #700dbd
  2. #bd700d
  3. #0dbd70

Tetradic

  1. #700dbd
  2. #bd0d5a
  3. #5abd0d
  4. #0dbd70

Square

  1. #700dbd
  2. #bd180d
  3. #5abd0d
  4. #0db2bd

Monochromatic

  1. #1b032e
  2. #460875
  3. #700dbd
  4. #9826f0
  5. #ba6ef5

Shades

#700dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #700dbd
  2. #650caa
  3. #5a0a97
  4. #4e0984
  5. #430871
  6. #38075f
  7. #2d054c
  8. #220439
  9. #160326
  10. #0b0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#700dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #700dbd
  2. #7e25c4
  3. #8d3dca
  4. #9b56d1
  5. #a96ed7
  6. #b886de
  7. #c69ee5
  8. #d4b6eb
  9. #e2cff2
  10. #f1e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#700dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #700dbd
  2. #7219b7
  3. #7324b1
  4. #7530ab
  5. #763ba5
  6. #78479f
  7. #7a5298
  8. #7b5e92
  9. #7d698c
  10. #7e7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d3d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e496f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #263cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #663995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-700dbd {
  color: #700dbd;
}
Background
.bg-700dbd {
  background-color: #700dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-700dbd {
  border: 2px solid #700dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #700dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 13 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-700dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #700dbd, #bd0db2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-700dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 13 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.45 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.87 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.69 #8ff242 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#700dbd  rgb(112, 13, 189)  hsl(274, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#5abd0d  rgb(90, 189, 13)  hsl(94, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bd700d  rgb(189, 112, 13)  hsl(34, 87%, 40%)  Ochre
#0dbd70  rgb(13, 189, 112)  hsl(154, 87%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green