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#712CD6

#712cd6 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#712cd6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 17.25% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.2% cyan, 79.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 264.35°, with 67.46% saturation and 50.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1017

Complementary

  1. #712cd6
  2. #91d62c

Split complementary

  1. #712cd6
  2. #d6c62c
  3. #3cd62c

Analogous

  1. #2c3cd6
  2. #712cd6
  3. #c62cd6

Triadic

  1. #712cd6
  2. #d6712c
  3. #2cd671

Tetradic

  1. #712cd6
  2. #d62c91
  3. #91d62c
  4. #2cd671

Square

  1. #712cd6
  2. #d62c3c
  3. #91d62c
  4. #2cd6c6

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1158
  2. #4f1e98
  3. #712cd6
  4. #9c6ce2
  5. #c7acef

Shades

#712cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #712cd6
  2. #6628c1
  3. #5a23ab
  4. #4f1f96
  5. #441a80
  6. #39166b
  7. #2d1256
  8. #220d40
  9. #17092b
  10. #0b0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#712cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #712cd6
  2. #7f41da
  3. #8d56de
  4. #9c6be2
  5. #aa80e6
  6. #b896eb
  7. #c6abef
  8. #d4c0f3
  9. #e3d5f7
  10. #f1eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#712cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #712cd6
  2. #7334cd
  3. #743dc5
  4. #7645bc
  5. #774eb4
  6. #7956ab
  7. #7a5ea2
  8. #7c679a
  9. #7d6f91
  10. #7f7889
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #644b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #525d82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #204dd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a49d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #604eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-712cd6 {
  color: #712cd6;
}
Background
.bg-712cd6 {
  background-color: #712cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-712cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #712cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #712cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 44 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 67% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-712cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #712cd6, #c62cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-712cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 44 214 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.44 #8ed329 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#712cd6  rgb(113, 44, 214)  hsl(264, 67%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#91d62c  rgb(145, 214, 44)  hsl(84, 67%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#d6712c  rgb(214, 113, 44)  hsl(24, 67%, 51%)  Chocolate
#2cd671  rgb(44, 214, 113)  hsl(144, 67%, 51%)  Emerald