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#780BC9

#780bc9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#780bc9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 4.31% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.3% cyan, 94.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 274.42°, with 89.62% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0845

Complementary

  1. #780bc9
  2. #5cc90b

Split complementary

  1. #780bc9
  2. #bbc90b
  3. #0bc919

Analogous

  1. #190bc9
  2. #780bc9
  3. #c90bbb

Triadic

  1. #780bc9
  2. #c9780b
  3. #0bc978

Tetradic

  1. #780bc9
  2. #c90b5c
  3. #5cc90b
  4. #0bc978

Square

  1. #780bc9
  2. #c9190b
  3. #5cc90b
  4. #0bbbc9

Monochromatic

  1. #210338
  2. #4d0780
  3. #780bc9
  4. #9f2df4
  5. #c076f7

Shades

#780bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #780bc9
  2. #6c0ab5
  3. #6009a1
  4. #54088d
  5. #480779
  6. #3c0665
  7. #300450
  8. #24033c
  9. #180228
  10. #0c0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#780bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #780bc9
  2. #8623ce
  3. #933cd4
  4. #a154d9
  5. #ae6ddf
  6. #bc85e4
  7. #c99de9
  8. #d7b6ef
  9. #e4cef4
  10. #f2e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#780bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #780bc9
  2. #7917c2
  3. #7a22ba
  4. #7a2eb3
  5. #7b3aac
  6. #7c46a5
  7. #7d519d
  8. #7e5d96
  9. #7e698f
  10. #7f7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #654d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2940cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3740c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d3d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-780bc9 {
  color: #780bc9;
}
Background
.bg-780bc9 {
  background-color: #780bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-780bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #780bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #780bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 11 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-780bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #780bc9, #c90bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-780bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 11 201 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.34 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.54 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.23 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.99 #87f436 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#780bc9  rgb(120, 11, 201)  hsl(274, 90%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#5cc90b  rgb(92, 201, 11)  hsl(94, 90%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#c9780b  rgb(201, 120, 11)  hsl(34, 90%, 42%)  Ochre
#0bc978  rgb(11, 201, 120)  hsl(154, 90%, 42%)  Emerald