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#741CD3

#741cd3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#741cd3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 10.98% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.02% cyan, 86.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 268.85°, with 76.57% saturation and 46.86% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0925

Complementary

  1. #741cd3
  2. #7bd31c

Split complementary

  1. #741cd3
  2. #d3cf1c
  3. #20d31c

Analogous

  1. #1c20d3
  2. #741cd3
  3. #cf1cd3

Triadic

  1. #741cd3
  2. #d3741c
  3. #1cd374

Tetradic

  1. #741cd3
  2. #d31c7b
  3. #7bd31c
  4. #1cd374

Square

  1. #741cd3
  2. #d31c20
  3. #7bd31c
  4. #1cd3cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0a4c
  2. #4f138f
  3. #741cd3
  4. #9b53e8
  5. #c297f1

Shades

#741cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #741cd3
  2. #6819be
  3. #5d16a9
  4. #511494
  5. #46117f
  6. #3a0e6a
  7. #2e0b54
  8. #23083f
  9. #17062a
  10. #0c0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#741cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #741cd3
  2. #8233d7
  3. #9049dc
  4. #9e60e0
  5. #ac77e5
  6. #ba8ee9
  7. #c7a4ed
  8. #d5bbf2
  9. #e3d2f6
  10. #f1e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#741cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #741cd3
  2. #7526cb
  3. #7630c2
  4. #783aba
  5. #7944b2
  6. #7a4eaa
  7. #7b58a1
  8. #7c6299
  9. #7e6c91
  10. #7f7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a567d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e46d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c44d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6546a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-741cd3 {
  color: #741cd3;
}
Background
.bg-741cd3 {
  background-color: #741cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-741cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #741cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #741cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 28 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-741cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #741cd3, #cf1cd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-741cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 28 211 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.94 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.81 #8be32c Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#741cd3  rgb(116, 28, 211)  hsl(269, 77%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#7bd31c  rgb(123, 211, 28)  hsl(89, 77%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d3741c  rgb(211, 116, 28)  hsl(29, 77%, 47%)  Ochre
#1cd374  rgb(28, 211, 116)  hsl(149, 77%, 47%)  Emerald