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#720FBD

#720fbd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#720fbd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 5.88% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.68% cyan, 92.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 274.14°, with 85.29% saturation and 40% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0759

Complementary

  1. #720fbd
  2. #5abd0f

Split complementary

  1. #720fbd
  2. #b1bd0f
  3. #0fbd1b

Analogous

  1. #1b0fbd
  2. #720fbd
  3. #bd0fb1

Triadic

  1. #720fbd
  2. #bd720f
  3. #0fbd72

Tetradic

  1. #720fbd
  2. #bd0f5a
  3. #5abd0f
  4. #0fbd72

Square

  1. #720fbd
  2. #bd1b0f
  3. #5abd0f
  4. #0fb1bd

Monochromatic

  1. #1d042f
  2. #470976
  3. #720fbd
  4. #9a2aee
  5. #bc71f4

Shades

#720fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #720fbd
  2. #670eaa
  3. #5b0c97
  4. #500b84
  5. #440971
  6. #39085f
  7. #2e064c
  8. #220539
  9. #170326
  10. #0b0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#720fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #720fbd
  2. #8027c4
  3. #8e3fca
  4. #9c57d1
  5. #aa6fd7
  6. #b987de
  7. #c79fe5
  8. #d5b7eb
  9. #e3cff2
  10. #f1e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#720fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #720fbd
  2. #731ab7
  3. #7526b1
  4. #7631ab
  5. #783ca5
  6. #79489f
  7. #7a5398
  8. #7c5e92
  9. #7d698c
  10. #7f7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e3e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61496f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a3dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #363dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #683a95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-720fbd {
  color: #720fbd;
}
Background
.bg-720fbd {
  background-color: #720fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-720fbd {
  border: 2px solid #720fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #720fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 15 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-720fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #720fbd, #bd0fb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-720fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 15 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.12 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.84 #8df042 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#720fbd  rgb(114, 15, 189)  hsl(274, 85%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#5abd0f  rgb(90, 189, 15)  hsl(94, 85%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bd720f  rgb(189, 114, 15)  hsl(34, 85%, 40%)  Ochre
#0fbd72  rgb(15, 189, 114)  hsl(154, 85%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green