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#720BBC

#720bbc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#720bbc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 4.31% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.36% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 274.92°, with 88.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.0745

Complementary

  1. #720bbc
  2. #55bc0b

Split complementary

  1. #720bbc
  2. #adbc0b
  3. #0bbc1a

Analogous

  1. #1a0bbc
  2. #720bbc
  3. #bc0bad

Triadic

  1. #720bbc
  2. #bc720b
  3. #0bbc72

Tetradic

  1. #720bbc
  2. #bc0b55
  3. #55bc0b
  4. #0bbc72

Square

  1. #720bbc
  2. #bc1a0b
  3. #55bc0b
  4. #0badbc

Monochromatic

  1. #1a032b
  2. #460774
  3. #720bbc
  4. #9b21f2
  5. #bc6af6

Shades

#720bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #720bbc
  2. #670aa9
  3. #5b0996
  4. #500884
  5. #440771
  6. #39065e
  7. #2e044b
  8. #220338
  9. #170226
  10. #0b0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#720bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #720bbc
  2. #8023c3
  3. #8e3cc9
  4. #9c54d0
  5. #aa6dd7
  6. #b985de
  7. #c79de4
  8. #d5b6eb
  9. #e3cef2
  10. #f1e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#720bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #720bbc
  2. #7317b6
  3. #7522b0
  4. #762eaa
  5. #783aa4
  6. #79469e
  7. #7a5198
  8. #7c5d92
  9. #7d698c
  10. #7f7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e3d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62486e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a3bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #363cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #693894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-720bbc {
  color: #720bbc;
}
Background
.bg-720bbc {
  background-color: #720bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-720bbc {
  border: 2px solid #720bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #720bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 11 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-720bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #720bbc, #bc0bad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-720bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 11 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.83 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.15 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.98 #8df443 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#720bbc  rgb(114, 11, 188)  hsl(275, 89%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#55bc0b  rgb(85, 188, 11)  hsl(95, 89%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc720b  rgb(188, 114, 11)  hsl(35, 89%, 39%)  Ochre
#0bbc72  rgb(11, 188, 114)  hsl(155, 89%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green