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#7901C2

#7901c2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#7901c2 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 0.39% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.63% cyan, 99.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 277.31°, with 98.97% saturation and 38.24% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0798

Complementary

  1. #7901c2
  2. #4ac201

Split complementary

  1. #7901c2
  2. #abc201
  3. #01c219

Analogous

  1. #1901c2
  2. #7901c2
  3. #c201ab

Triadic

  1. #7901c2
  2. #c27901
  3. #01c279

Tetradic

  1. #7901c2
  2. #c2014a
  3. #4ac201
  4. #01c279

Square

  1. #7901c2
  2. #c21901
  3. #4ac201
  4. #01abc2

Monochromatic

  1. #1a002a
  2. #4a0176
  3. #7901c2
  4. #a512fe
  5. #c25efe

Shades

#7901c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7901c2
  2. #6d01af
  3. #61019b
  4. #550188
  5. #490174
  6. #3d0161
  7. #30004e
  8. #24003a
  9. #180027
  10. #0c0013
  11. #000000

Tints

#7901c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7901c2
  2. #861ac8
  3. #9434ce
  4. #a14dd4
  5. #af67da
  6. #bc80e1
  7. #c999e7
  8. #d7b3ed
  9. #e4ccf3
  10. #f2e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7901c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7901c2
  2. #7a0ebb
  3. #7a1ab5
  4. #7b27ae
  5. #7c34a8
  6. #7d41a1
  7. #7d4d9a
  8. #7e5a94
  9. #7f678d
  10. #7f7387
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #633e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a4871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3cc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c3ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #703898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7901c2 {
  color: #7901c2;
}
Background
.bg-7901c2 {
  background-color: #7901c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7901c2 {
  border: 2px solid #7901c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7901c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 1 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7901c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7901c2, #c201ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7901c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 1 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.57 #86fe3d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#7901c2  rgb(121, 1, 194)  hsl(277, 99%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#4ac201  rgb(74, 194, 1)  hsl(97, 99%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#c27901  rgb(194, 121, 1)  hsl(37, 99%, 38%)  Ochre
#01c279  rgb(1, 194, 121)  hsl(157, 99%, 38%)  Emerald