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#7229CD

#7229cd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7229cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 16.08% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 266.71°, with 66.67% saturation and 48.24% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0957

Complementary

  1. #7229cd
  2. #84cd29

Split complementary

  1. #7229cd
  2. #cdc429
  3. #32cd29

Analogous

  1. #2932cd
  2. #7229cd
  3. #c429cd

Triadic

  1. #7229cd
  2. #cd7229
  3. #29cd72

Tetradic

  1. #7229cd
  2. #cd2984
  3. #84cd29
  4. #29cd72

Square

  1. #7229cd
  2. #cd2932
  3. #84cd29
  4. #29cdc4

Monochromatic

  1. #2b104e
  2. #4f1c8d
  3. #7229cd
  4. #9a63e0
  5. #c3a3ed

Shades

#7229cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7229cd
  2. #6725b9
  3. #5b21a4
  4. #501d90
  5. #44197b
  6. #391567
  7. #2e1052
  8. #220c3e
  9. #170829
  10. #0b0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#7229cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7229cd
  2. #803ed2
  3. #8e54d7
  4. #9c69dc
  5. #aa7fe1
  6. #b994e6
  7. #c7a9eb
  8. #d5bff0
  9. #e3d4f5
  10. #f1eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7229cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7229cd
  2. #7332c5
  3. #753abe
  4. #7643b6
  5. #784cae
  6. #7955a7
  7. #7a5d9f
  8. #7c6697
  9. #7d6f8f
  10. #7f7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59587c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2849d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3247cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6449a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7229cd {
  color: #7229cd;
}
Background
.bg-7229cd {
  background-color: #7229cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7229cd {
  border: 2px solid #7229cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7229cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 41 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7229cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7229cd, #c429cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7229cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 41 205 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.36 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.37 #8dd632 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7229cd  rgb(114, 41, 205)  hsl(267, 67%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#84cd29  rgb(132, 205, 41)  hsl(87, 67%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#cd7229  rgb(205, 114, 41)  hsl(27, 67%, 48%)  Chocolate
#29cd72  rgb(41, 205, 114)  hsl(147, 67%, 48%)  Emerald