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#720CD9

#720cd9 ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#720cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.47% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 269.85°, with 89.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.0885

Complementary

  1. #720cd9
  2. #73d90c

Split complementary

  1. #720cd9
  2. #d9d80c
  3. #0dd90c

Analogous

  1. #0c0dd9
  2. #720cd9
  3. #d80cd9

Triadic

  1. #720cd9
  2. #d9720c
  3. #0cd972

Tetradic

  1. #720cd9
  2. #d90c73
  3. #73d90c
  4. #0cd972

Square

  1. #720cd9
  2. #d90c0d
  3. #73d90c
  4. #0cd9d8

Monochromatic

  1. #260448
  2. #4c0890
  3. #720cd9
  4. #983df4
  5. #bf86f8

Shades

#720cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #720cd9
  2. #670bc3
  3. #5b0aae
  4. #500898
  5. #440782
  6. #39066d
  7. #2e0557
  8. #220441
  9. #17022b
  10. #0b0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#720cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #720cd9
  2. #8024dd
  3. #8e3de1
  4. #9c55e4
  5. #aa6de8
  6. #b986ec
  7. #c79ef0
  8. #d5b6f4
  9. #e3cef7
  10. #f1e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#720cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #720cd9
  2. #7318d0
  3. #7523c7
  4. #762fbe
  5. #783ab5
  6. #7946ad
  7. #7a52a4
  8. #7c5d9b
  9. #7d6992
  10. #7f7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61429c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #535680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c40d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6144ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-720cd9 {
  color: #720cd9;
}
Background
.bg-720cd9 {
  background-color: #720cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-720cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #720cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #720cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-720cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #720cd9, #d80cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-720cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.72 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.76 #8df326 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#720cd9  rgb(114, 12, 217)  hsl(270, 90%, 45%)  Electric Indigo
#73d90c  rgb(115, 217, 12)  hsl(90, 90%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#d9720c  rgb(217, 114, 12)  hsl(30, 90%, 45%)  Ochre
#0cd972  rgb(12, 217, 114)  hsl(150, 90%, 45%)  Malachite