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#7940DD

#7940dd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7940dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 25.1% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.25% cyan, 71.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 261.78°, with 69.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #7940dd
  2. #a4dd40

Split complementary

  1. #7940dd
  2. #ddc740
  3. #55dd40

Analogous

  1. #4055dd
  2. #7940dd
  3. #c740dd

Triadic

  1. #7940dd
  2. #dd7940
  3. #40dd79

Tetradic

  1. #7940dd
  2. #dd40a4
  3. #a4dd40
  4. #40dd79

Square

  1. #7940dd
  2. #dd4055
  3. #a4dd40
  4. #40ddc7

Monochromatic

  1. #351470
  2. #5420b1
  3. #7940dd
  4. #a781e9
  5. #d4c2f4

Shades

#7940dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7940dd
  2. #6d3ac7
  3. #6133b1
  4. #552d9b
  5. #492685
  6. #3d206f
  7. #301a58
  8. #241342
  9. #180d2c
  10. #0c0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#7940dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7940dd
  2. #8653e0
  3. #9466e4
  4. #a179e7
  5. #af8ceb
  6. #bca0ee
  7. #c9b3f1
  8. #d7c6f5
  9. #e4d9f8
  10. #f2ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7940dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7940dd
  2. #7a46d4
  3. #7a4dca
  4. #7b53c1
  5. #7c5ab8
  6. #7d60af
  7. #7d66a5
  8. #7e6d9c
  9. #7f7393
  10. #7f7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d58a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c688a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3659e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d56db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #695bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7940dd {
  color: #7940dd;
}
Background
.bg-7940dd {
  background-color: #7940dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7940dd {
  border: 2px solid #7940dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7940dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 64 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7940dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7940dd, #c740dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7940dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 64 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.09 #86bf22 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7940dd  rgb(121, 64, 221)  hsl(262, 70%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#a4dd40  rgb(164, 221, 64)  hsl(82, 70%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#dd7940  rgb(221, 121, 64)  hsl(22, 70%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#40dd79  rgb(64, 221, 121)  hsl(142, 70%, 56%)  Pastel Green