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#740BDE

#740bde ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#740bde is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 4.31% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.75% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 269.86°, with 90.56% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.0923

Complementary

  1. #740bde
  2. #75de0b

Split complementary

  1. #740bde
  2. #dede0b
  3. #0bde0b

Analogous

  1. #0b0bde
  2. #740bde
  3. #de0bde

Triadic

  1. #740bde
  2. #de740b
  3. #0bde74

Tetradic

  1. #740bde
  2. #de0b75
  3. #75de0b
  4. #0bde74

Square

  1. #740bde
  2. #de0b0b
  3. #75de0b
  4. #0bdede

Monochromatic

  1. #28044c
  2. #4e0795
  3. #740bde
  4. #9a40f6
  5. #c189f9

Shades

#740bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #740bde
  2. #680ac8
  3. #5d09b2
  4. #51089b
  5. #460785
  6. #3a066f
  7. #2e0459
  8. #230343
  9. #17022c
  10. #0c0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#740bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #740bde
  2. #8223e1
  3. #903ce5
  4. #9e54e8
  5. #ac6deb
  6. #ba85ef
  7. #c79df2
  8. #d5b6f5
  9. #e3cef8
  10. #f1e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#740bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #740bde
  2. #7517d5
  3. #7622cb
  4. #782ec2
  5. #793ab8
  6. #7a46af
  7. #7b51a6
  8. #7c5d9c
  9. #7e6993
  10. #7f7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63439f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #545883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a41dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6245af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-740bde {
  color: #740bde;
}
Background
.bg-740bde {
  background-color: #740bde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-740bde {
  border: 2px solid #740bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #740bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 11 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-740bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #740bde, #de0bde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-740bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 11 222 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.77 #8bf421 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#740bde  rgb(116, 11, 222)  hsl(270, 91%, 46%)  Electric Indigo
#75de0b  rgb(117, 222, 11)  hsl(90, 91%, 46%)  Lawn Green
#de740b  rgb(222, 116, 11)  hsl(30, 91%, 46%)  Ochre
#0bde74  rgb(11, 222, 116)  hsl(150, 91%, 46%)  Malachite