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#780ECD

#780ecd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#780ecd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 5.49% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.46% cyan, 93.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 273.3°, with 87.21% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.0871

Complementary

  1. #780ecd
  2. #63cd0e

Split complementary

  1. #780ecd
  2. #c2cd0e
  3. #0ecd19

Analogous

  1. #190ecd
  2. #780ecd
  3. #cd0ec2

Triadic

  1. #780ecd
  2. #cd780e
  3. #0ecd78

Tetradic

  1. #780ecd
  2. #cd0e63
  3. #63cd0e
  4. #0ecd78

Square

  1. #780ecd
  2. #cd190e
  3. #63cd0e
  4. #0ec2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #24043e
  2. #4e0985
  3. #780ecd
  4. #9e36f1
  5. #c17ef6

Shades

#780ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #780ecd
  2. #6c0db9
  3. #600ba4
  4. #540a90
  5. #48087b
  6. #3c0767
  7. #300652
  8. #24043e
  9. #180329
  10. #0c0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#780ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #780ecd
  2. #8626d2
  3. #933ed7
  4. #a156dc
  5. #ae6ee1
  6. #bc87e6
  7. #c99feb
  8. #d7b7f0
  9. #e4cff5
  10. #f2e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#780ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #780ecd
  2. #7919c5
  3. #7a25be
  4. #7a30b6
  5. #7b3cae
  6. #7c47a7
  7. #7d529f
  8. #7e5e97
  9. #7e698f
  10. #7f7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #644294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #645078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2741d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3541cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c3fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-780ecd {
  color: #780ecd;
}
Background
.bg-780ecd {
  background-color: #780ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-780ecd {
  border: 2px solid #780ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #780ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 14 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-780ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #780ecd, #cd0ec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-780ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 14 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.38 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.95 #87f132 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#780ecd  rgb(120, 14, 205)  hsl(273, 87%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#63cd0e  rgb(99, 205, 14)  hsl(93, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cd780e  rgb(205, 120, 14)  hsl(33, 87%, 43%)  Ochre
#0ecd78  rgb(14, 205, 120)  hsl(153, 87%, 43%)  Emerald