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#751DCD

#751dcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#751dcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 11.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.93% cyan, 85.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 75.21% 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. #751dcd
  2. #75cd1d

Split complementary

  1. #751dcd
  2. #cdcd1d
  3. #1dcd1d

Analogous

  1. #1d1dcd
  2. #751dcd
  3. #cd1dcd

Triadic

  1. #751dcd
  2. #cd751d
  3. #1dcd75

Tetradic

  1. #751dcd
  2. #cd1d75
  3. #75cd1d
  4. #1dcd75

Square

  1. #751dcd
  2. #cd1d1d
  3. #75cd1d
  4. #1dcdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #280a47
  2. #4f148a
  3. #751dcd
  4. #9b50e6
  5. #c193f0

Shades

#751dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #751dcd
  2. #691ab9
  3. #5e17a4
  4. #521490
  5. #46117b
  6. #3b0f67
  7. #2f0c52
  8. #23093e
  9. #170629
  10. #0c0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#751dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #751dcd
  2. #8334d2
  3. #914ad7
  4. #9e61dc
  5. #ac77e1
  6. #ba8ee6
  7. #c8a5eb
  8. #d6bbf0
  9. #e3d2f5
  10. #f1e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#751dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #751dcd
  2. #7627c5
  3. #7731be
  4. #783bb6
  5. #7945ae
  6. #7b4fa7
  7. #7c589f
  8. #7d6297
  9. #7e6c8f
  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 #634595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f547a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2745d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3344cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6844a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-751dcd {
  color: #751dcd;
}
Background
.bg-751dcd {
  background-color: #751dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-751dcd {
  border: 2px solid #751dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #751dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 29 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-751dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #751dcd, #cd1dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-751dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 29 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.17 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.51 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.62 #8ae232 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#751dcd  rgb(117, 29, 205)  hsl(270, 75%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#75cd1d  rgb(117, 205, 29)  hsl(90, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cd751d  rgb(205, 117, 29)  hsl(30, 75%, 46%)  Ochre
#1dcd75  rgb(29, 205, 117)  hsl(150, 75%, 46%)  Emerald