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#720CD5

#720cd5 ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#720cd5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 4.71% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.48% cyan, 94.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 270.45°, with 89.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.0864

Complementary

  1. #720cd5
  2. #6fd50c

Split complementary

  1. #720cd5
  2. #d4d50c
  3. #0cd50e

Analogous

  1. #0e0cd5
  2. #720cd5
  3. #d50cd4

Triadic

  1. #720cd5
  2. #d5720c
  3. #0cd572

Tetradic

  1. #720cd5
  2. #d50c6f
  3. #6fd50c
  4. #0cd572

Square

  1. #720cd5
  2. #d50e0c
  3. #6fd50c
  4. #0cd4d5

Monochromatic

  1. #240444
  2. #4b088d
  3. #720cd5
  4. #983af4
  5. #be82f8

Shades

#720cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #720cd5
  2. #670bc0
  3. #5b0aaa
  4. #500895
  5. #440780
  6. #39066b
  7. #2e0555
  8. #220440
  9. #17022b
  10. #0b0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#720cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #720cd5
  2. #8024d9
  3. #8e3ddd
  4. #9c55e2
  5. #aa6de6
  6. #b986ea
  7. #c79eee
  8. #d5b6f2
  9. #e3cef7
  10. #f1e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#720cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #720cd5
  2. #7318cd
  3. #7523c4
  4. #762fbc
  5. #783ab3
  6. #7946ab
  7. #7a52a2
  8. #7c5d9a
  9. #7d6991
  10. #7f7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #614199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56547d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b42d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #213fd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6242a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-720cd5 {
  color: #720cd5;
}
Background
.bg-720cd5 {
  background-color: #720cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-720cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #720cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #720cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 12 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-720cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #720cd5, #d50cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-720cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 12 213 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.05 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.99 #8df32a Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#720cd5  rgb(114, 12, 213)  hsl(270, 89%, 44%)  Electric Indigo
#6fd50c  rgb(111, 213, 12)  hsl(90, 89%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#d5720c  rgb(213, 114, 12)  hsl(30, 89%, 44%)  Ochre
#0cd572  rgb(12, 213, 114)  hsl(150, 89%, 44%)  Emerald