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#751ECC

#751ecc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#751ecc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 11.76% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.65% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 74.36% 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 4.81.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0907

Complementary

  1. #751ecc
  2. #75cc1e

Split complementary

  1. #751ecc
  2. #cccc1e
  3. #1ecc1e

Analogous

  1. #1e1ecc
  2. #751ecc
  3. #cc1ecc

Triadic

  1. #751ecc
  2. #cc751e
  3. #1ecc75

Tetradic

  1. #751ecc
  2. #cc1e75
  3. #75cc1e
  4. #1ecc75

Square

  1. #751ecc
  2. #cc1e1e
  3. #75cc1e
  4. #1ecccc

Monochromatic

  1. #280a47
  2. #4f1489
  3. #751ecc
  4. #9b51e5
  5. #c194ef

Shades

#751ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #751ecc
  2. #691bb8
  3. #5e18a3
  4. #52158f
  5. #46127a
  6. #3b0f66
  7. #2f0c52
  8. #23093d
  9. #170629
  10. #0c0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#751ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #751ecc
  2. #8335d1
  3. #914bd6
  4. #9e62db
  5. #ac78e0
  6. #ba8fe6
  7. #c8a5eb
  8. #d6bcf0
  9. #e3d2f5
  10. #f1e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#751ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #751ecc
  2. #7628c4
  3. #7732bd
  4. #783bb5
  5. #7945ae
  6. #7b4fa6
  7. #7c599e
  8. #7d6397
  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 #634594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f537a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2845cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3444ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6844a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-751ecc {
  color: #751ecc;
}
Background
.bg-751ecc {
  background-color: #751ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-751ecc {
  border: 2px solid #751ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #751ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 30 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-751ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #751ecc, #cc1ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-751ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 30 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.25 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.59 #8ae133 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#751ecc  rgb(117, 30, 204)  hsl(270, 74%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#75cc1e  rgb(117, 204, 30)  hsl(90, 74%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cc751e  rgb(204, 117, 30)  hsl(30, 74%, 46%)  Ochre
#1ecc75  rgb(30, 204, 117)  hsl(150, 74%, 46%)  Emerald