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#751ECD

#751ecd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#751ecd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.93% cyan, 85.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 269.83°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0912

Complementary

  1. #751ecd
  2. #76cd1e

Split complementary

  1. #751ecd
  2. #cdcd1e
  3. #1ecd1e

Analogous

  1. #1e1ecd
  2. #751ecd
  3. #cd1ecd

Triadic

  1. #751ecd
  2. #cd751e
  3. #1ecd75

Tetradic

  1. #751ecd
  2. #cd1e76
  3. #76cd1e
  4. #1ecd75

Square

  1. #751ecd
  2. #cd1e1e
  3. #76cd1e
  4. #1ecdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #290a48
  2. #4f148a
  3. #751ecd
  4. #9b52e6
  5. #c295ef

Shades

#751ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #751ecd
  2. #691bb9
  3. #5e18a4
  4. #521590
  5. #46127b
  6. #3b0f67
  7. #2f0c52
  8. #23093e
  9. #170629
  10. #0c0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#751ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #751ecd
  2. #8335d2
  3. #914bd7
  4. #9e62dc
  5. #ac78e1
  6. #ba8fe6
  7. #c8a5eb
  8. #d6bcf0
  9. #e3d2f5
  10. #f1e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#751ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #751ecd
  2. #7628c5
  3. #7732be
  4. #783bb6
  5. #7945ae
  6. #7b4fa7
  7. #7c599f
  8. #7d6397
  9. #7e6c8f
  10. #7f7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 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-751ecd {
  color: #751ecd;
}
Background
.bg-751ecd {
  background-color: #751ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-751ecd {
  border: 2px solid #751ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #751ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 30 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-751ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #751ecd, #cd1ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-751ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 30 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.58 #8ae132 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#751ecd  rgb(117, 30, 205)  hsl(270, 74%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#76cd1e  rgb(118, 205, 30)  hsl(90, 74%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cd751e  rgb(205, 117, 30)  hsl(30, 74%, 46%)  Ochre
#1ecd75  rgb(30, 205, 117)  hsl(150, 74%, 46%)  Emerald