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#720BBF

#720bbf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#720bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.31% cyan, 94.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 274.33°, with 89.11% saturation and 39.61% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 6.1.

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Relative luminance0.0758

Complementary

  1. #720bbf
  2. #58bf0b

Split complementary

  1. #720bbf
  2. #b2bf0b
  3. #0bbf18

Analogous

  1. #180bbf
  2. #720bbf
  3. #bf0bb2

Triadic

  1. #720bbf
  2. #bf720b
  3. #0bbf72

Tetradic

  1. #720bbf
  2. #bf0b58
  3. #58bf0b
  4. #0bbf72

Square

  1. #720bbf
  2. #bf180b
  3. #58bf0b
  4. #0bb2bf

Monochromatic

  1. #1c032e
  2. #470777
  3. #720bbf
  4. #9a24f2
  5. #bb6cf7

Shades

#720bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #720bbf
  2. #670aac
  3. #5b0999
  4. #500886
  5. #440773
  6. #390660
  7. #2e044c
  8. #220339
  9. #170226
  10. #0b0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#720bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #720bbf
  2. #8023c5
  3. #8e3ccc
  4. #9c54d2
  5. #aa6dd9
  6. #b985df
  7. #c79de5
  8. #d5b6ec
  9. #e3cef2
  10. #f1e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#720bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #720bbf
  2. #7317b9
  3. #7522b2
  4. #762eac
  5. #783aa6
  6. #7946a0
  7. #7a5199
  8. #7c5d93
  9. #7d698d
  10. #7f7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e3d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #604970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #283cc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #343cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #683996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-720bbf {
  color: #720bbf;
}
Background
.bg-720bbf {
  background-color: #720bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-720bbf {
  border: 2px solid #720bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #720bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 11 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-720bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #720bbf, #bf0bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-720bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 11 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.04 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.61 #8df440 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#720bbf  rgb(114, 11, 191)  hsl(274, 89%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#58bf0b  rgb(88, 191, 11)  hsl(94, 89%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bf720b  rgb(191, 114, 11)  hsl(34, 89%, 40%)  Ochre
#0bbf72  rgb(11, 191, 114)  hsl(154, 89%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green