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#7537BB

#7537bb ≈ Purple Heart

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7537bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 21.57% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.43% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 268.18°, with 54.55% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359c), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #7537bb
  2. #7dbb37

Split complementary

  1. #7537bb
  2. #bbb737
  3. #3bbb37

Analogous

  1. #373bbb
  2. #7537bb
  3. #b737bb

Triadic

  1. #7537bb
  2. #bb7537
  3. #37bb75

Tetradic

  1. #7537bb
  2. #bb377d
  3. #7dbb37
  4. #37bb75

Square

  1. #7537bb
  2. #bb373b
  3. #7dbb37
  4. #37bbb7

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1445
  2. #502680
  3. #7537bb
  4. #9c6bd3
  5. #c4a6e5

Shades

#7537bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7537bb
  2. #6932a8
  3. #5e2c96
  4. #522783
  5. #462170
  6. #3b1c5e
  7. #2f164b
  8. #231138
  9. #170b25
  10. #0c0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#7537bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7537bb
  2. #834bc2
  3. #915fc9
  4. #9e73cf
  5. #ac87d6
  6. #ba9bdd
  7. #c8afe4
  8. #d6c3eb
  9. #e3d7f1
  10. #f1ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7537bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7537bb
  2. #763eb5
  3. #7746af
  4. #784da9
  5. #7954a3
  6. #7b5c9e
  7. #7c6398
  8. #7d6a92
  9. #7e718c
  10. #7f7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #664e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #665775 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f4dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #464db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c4c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7537bb {
  color: #7537bb;
}
Background
.bg-7537bb {
  background-color: #7537bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7537bb {
  border: 2px solid #7537bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7537bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 55 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7537bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7537bb, #b737bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7537bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 55 187 / 0.35);
}

#69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.01 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.29 #8ac844 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Purple Heart
#7537bb  rgb(117, 55, 187)  hsl(268, 55%, 47%)  Purple Heart
#7dbb37  rgb(125, 187, 55)  hsl(88, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#bb7537  rgb(187, 117, 55)  hsl(28, 55%, 47%)  Copper
#37bb75  rgb(55, 187, 117)  hsl(148, 55%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green