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#7201CD

#7201cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#7201cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 0.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 273.24°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.39% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.0801

Complementary

  1. #7201cd
  2. #5ccd01

Split complementary

  1. #7201cd
  2. #c2cd01
  3. #01cd0c

Analogous

  1. #0c01cd
  2. #7201cd
  3. #cd01c2

Triadic

  1. #7201cd
  2. #cd7201
  3. #01cd72

Tetradic

  1. #7201cd
  2. #cd015c
  3. #5ccd01
  4. #01cd72

Square

  1. #7201cd
  2. #cd0c01
  3. #5ccd01
  4. #01c2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0035
  2. #480181
  3. #7201cd
  4. #991dfe
  5. #bc69fe

Shades

#7201cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7201cd
  2. #6701b9
  3. #5b01a4
  4. #500190
  5. #44017b
  6. #390167
  7. #2e0052
  8. #22003e
  9. #170029
  10. #0b0015
  11. #000000

Tints

#7201cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7201cd
  2. #801ad2
  3. #8e34d7
  4. #9c4ddc
  5. #aa67e1
  6. #b980e6
  7. #c799eb
  8. #d5b3f0
  9. #e3ccf5
  10. #f1e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7201cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7201cd
  2. #730ec5
  3. #751abe
  4. #7627b6
  5. #7834ae
  6. #7941a7
  7. #7a4d9f
  8. #7c5a97
  9. #7d678f
  10. #7f7388
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f3e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a4f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #163ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #283ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #643da1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7201cd {
  color: #7201cd;
}
Background
.bg-7201cd {
  background-color: #7201cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7201cd {
  border: 2px solid #7201cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7201cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 1 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7201cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7201cd, #cd01c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7201cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 1 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.73 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.22 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.37 #8dfe32 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#7201cd  rgb(114, 1, 205)  hsl(273, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#5ccd01  rgb(92, 205, 1)  hsl(93, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cd7201  rgb(205, 114, 1)  hsl(33, 99%, 40%)  Ochre
#01cd72  rgb(1, 205, 114)  hsl(153, 99%, 40%)  Emerald