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#751BCA

#751bca ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#751bca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 10.59% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.08% cyan, 86.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 270.86°, with 76.42% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0883

Complementary

  1. #751bca
  2. #70ca1b

Split complementary

  1. #751bca
  2. #c7ca1b
  3. #1bca1e

Analogous

  1. #1e1bca
  2. #751bca
  3. #ca1bc7

Triadic

  1. #751bca
  2. #ca751b
  3. #1bca75

Tetradic

  1. #751bca
  2. #ca1b70
  3. #70ca1b
  4. #1bca75

Square

  1. #751bca
  2. #ca1e1b
  3. #70ca1b
  4. #1bc7ca

Monochromatic

  1. #270943
  2. #4e1287
  3. #751bca
  4. #9b4be7
  5. #c08ef0

Shades

#751bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #751bca
  2. #6918b6
  3. #5e16a2
  4. #52138d
  5. #461079
  6. #3b0e65
  7. #2f0b51
  8. #23083d
  9. #170528
  10. #0c0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#751bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #751bca
  2. #8332cf
  3. #9149d5
  4. #9e5fda
  5. #ac76df
  6. #ba8de5
  7. #c8a4ea
  8. #d6bbef
  9. #e3d1f4
  10. #f1e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#751bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #751bca
  2. #7625c3
  3. #772fbb
  4. #7839b4
  5. #7943ac
  6. #7b4ea5
  7. #7c589e
  8. #7d6296
  9. #7e6c8f
  10. #7f7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #605278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2943cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3543c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69429f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-751bca {
  color: #751bca;
}
Background
.bg-751bca {
  background-color: #751bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-751bca {
  border: 2px solid #751bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #751bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 27 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-751bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #751bca, #ca1bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-751bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 27 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.71 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.66 #8ae435 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#751bca  rgb(117, 27, 202)  hsl(271, 76%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#70ca1b  rgb(112, 202, 27)  hsl(91, 76%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#ca751b  rgb(202, 117, 27)  hsl(31, 76%, 45%)  Ochre
#1bca75  rgb(27, 202, 117)  hsl(151, 76%, 45%)  Emerald