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#7808B6

#7808b6 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7808b6 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 3.14% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.07% cyan, 95.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 278.62°, with 91.58% saturation and 37.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #7808b6
  2. #46b608

Split complementary

  1. #7808b6
  2. #9db608
  3. #08b621

Analogous

  1. #2108b6
  2. #7808b6
  3. #b6089d

Triadic

  1. #7808b6
  2. #b67808
  3. #08b678

Tetradic

  1. #7808b6
  2. #b60846
  3. #46b608
  4. #08b678

Square

  1. #7808b6
  2. #b62108
  3. #46b608
  4. #089db6

Monochromatic

  1. #170223
  2. #48056d
  3. #7808b6
  4. #a516f5
  5. #c15ff8

Shades

#7808b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7808b6
  2. #6c07a4
  3. #600692
  4. #54067f
  5. #48056d
  6. #3c045b
  7. #300349
  8. #240237
  9. #180224
  10. #0c0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#7808b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7808b6
  2. #8621bd
  3. #9339c5
  4. #a152cc
  5. #ae6bd3
  6. #bc84db
  7. #c99ce2
  8. #d7b5e9
  9. #e4cef0
  10. #f2e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7808b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7808b6
  2. #7914b1
  3. #7a20ab
  4. #7a2ca6
  5. #7b38a0
  6. #7c449b
  7. #7d5096
  8. #7e5c90
  9. #7e688b
  10. #7f7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #613d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d436a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #363ab8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #423db4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71348f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7808b6 {
  color: #7808b6;
}
Background
.bg-7808b6 {
  background-color: #7808b6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7808b6 {
  border: 2px solid #7808b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7808b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 8 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 92% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7808b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7808b6, #b6089d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7808b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 8 182 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.52 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.36 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.18 #87f749 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#7808b6  rgb(120, 8, 182)  hsl(279, 92%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#46b608  rgb(70, 182, 8)  hsl(99, 92%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#b67808  rgb(182, 120, 8)  hsl(39, 92%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#08b678  rgb(8, 182, 120)  hsl(159, 92%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green