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#712DCC

#712dcc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#712dcc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 17.65% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.61% cyan, 77.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 265.66°, with 63.86% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #712dcc
  2. #88cc2d

Split complementary

  1. #712dcc
  2. #ccc02d
  3. #38cc2d

Analogous

  1. #2d38cc
  2. #712dcc
  3. #c02dcc

Triadic

  1. #712dcc
  2. #cc712d
  3. #2dcc71

Tetradic

  1. #712dcc
  2. #cc2d88
  3. #88cc2d
  4. #2dcc71

Square

  1. #712dcc
  2. #cc2d38
  3. #88cc2d
  4. #2dccc0

Monochromatic

  1. #2c114f
  2. #4e1f8d
  3. #712dcc
  4. #9a68de
  5. #c4a7eb

Shades

#712dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #712dcc
  2. #6629b8
  3. #5a24a3
  4. #4f208f
  5. #441b7a
  6. #391766
  7. #2d1252
  8. #220e3d
  9. #170929
  10. #0b0514
  11. #000000

Tints

#712dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #712dcc
  2. #7f42d1
  3. #8d57d6
  4. #9c6cdb
  5. #aa81e0
  6. #b896e6
  7. #c6abeb
  8. #d4c0f0
  9. #e3d5f5
  10. #f1eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#712dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #712dcc
  2. #7335c4
  3. #743ebd
  4. #7646b5
  5. #774eae
  6. #7957a6
  7. #7a5f9e
  8. #7c6797
  9. #7d6f8f
  10. #7f7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634a95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58597c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a4bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3349ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #634ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-712dcc {
  color: #712dcc;
}
Background
.bg-712dcc {
  background-color: #712dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-712dcc {
  border: 2px solid #712dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #712dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 45 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-712dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #712dcc, #c02dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-712dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 45 204 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.98 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.34 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.32 #8ed233 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#712dcc  rgb(113, 45, 204)  hsl(266, 64%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#88cc2d  rgb(136, 204, 45)  hsl(86, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#cc712d  rgb(204, 113, 45)  hsl(26, 64%, 49%)  Chocolate
#2dcc71  rgb(45, 204, 113)  hsl(146, 64%, 49%)  Emerald