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#751BCF

#751bcf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#751bcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 86.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 76.92% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0907

Complementary

  1. #751bcf
  2. #75cf1b

Split complementary

  1. #751bcf
  2. #cfcf1b
  3. #1bcf1b

Analogous

  1. #1b1bcf
  2. #751bcf
  3. #cf1bcf

Triadic

  1. #751bcf
  2. #cf751b
  3. #1bcf75

Tetradic

  1. #751bcf
  2. #cf1b75
  3. #75cf1b
  4. #1bcf75

Square

  1. #751bcf
  2. #cf1b1b
  3. #75cf1b
  4. #1bcfcf

Monochromatic

  1. #280948
  2. #4f128b
  3. #751bcf
  4. #9b4fe8
  5. #c192f1

Shades

#751bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #751bcf
  2. #6918ba
  3. #5e16a6
  4. #521391
  5. #46107c
  6. #3b0e68
  7. #2f0b53
  8. #23083e
  9. #170529
  10. #0c0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#751bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #751bcf
  2. #8332d4
  3. #9149d9
  4. #9e5fdd
  5. #ac76e2
  6. #ba8de7
  7. #c8a4ec
  8. #d6bbf1
  9. #e3d1f5
  10. #f1e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#751bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #751bcf
  2. #7625c7
  3. #772fbf
  4. #7839b7
  5. #7943af
  6. #7b4ea8
  7. #7c58a0
  8. #7d6298
  9. #7e6c90
  10. #7f7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e547b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2445d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3143cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6844a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-751bcf {
  color: #751bcf;
}
Background
.bg-751bcf {
  background-color: #751bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-751bcf {
  border: 2px solid #751bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #751bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 27 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-751bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #751bcf, #cf1bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-751bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 27 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.31 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.49 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.74 #8ae430 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#751bcf  rgb(117, 27, 207)  hsl(270, 77%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#75cf1b  rgb(117, 207, 27)  hsl(90, 77%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cf751b  rgb(207, 117, 27)  hsl(30, 77%, 46%)  Ochre
#1bcf75  rgb(27, 207, 117)  hsl(150, 77%, 46%)  Emerald