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#712DCF

#712dcf ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#712dcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.41% cyan, 78.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 265.19°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0989

Complementary

  1. #712dcf
  2. #8bcf2d

Split complementary

  1. #712dcf
  2. #cfc22d
  3. #3acf2d

Analogous

  1. #2d3acf
  2. #712dcf
  3. #c22dcf

Triadic

  1. #712dcf
  2. #cf712d
  3. #2dcf71

Tetradic

  1. #712dcf
  2. #cf2d8b
  3. #8bcf2d
  4. #2dcf71

Square

  1. #712dcf
  2. #cf2d3a
  3. #8bcf2d
  4. #2dcfc2

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1251
  2. #4f1f90
  3. #712dcf
  4. #9b6adf
  5. #c5a9ec

Shades

#712dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #712dcf
  2. #6629ba
  3. #5a24a6
  4. #4f2091
  5. #441b7c
  6. #391768
  7. #2d1253
  8. #220e3e
  9. #170929
  10. #0b0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#712dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #712dcf
  2. #7f42d4
  3. #8d57d9
  4. #9c6cdd
  5. #aa81e2
  6. #b896e7
  7. #c6abec
  8. #d4c0f1
  9. #e3d5f5
  10. #f1eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#712dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #712dcf
  2. #7335c7
  3. #743ebf
  4. #7646b7
  5. #774eaf
  6. #7957a8
  7. #7a5fa0
  8. #7c6798
  9. #7d6f90
  10. #7f7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634b97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #565b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #284cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3149cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #624ca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-712dcf {
  color: #712dcf;
}
Background
.bg-712dcf {
  background-color: #712dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-712dcf {
  border: 2px solid #712dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #712dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 45 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-712dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #712dcf, #c22dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-712dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 45 207 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.65 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.32 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.52 #8ed230 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#712dcf  rgb(113, 45, 207)  hsl(265, 64%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#8bcf2d  rgb(139, 207, 45)  hsl(85, 64%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#cf712d  rgb(207, 113, 45)  hsl(25, 64%, 49%)  Chocolate
#2dcf71  rgb(45, 207, 113)  hsl(145, 64%, 49%)  Emerald