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#7A40FA

#7a40fa ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7a40fa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 25.1% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.2% cyan, 74.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 258.71°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633ff
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #c0fa40

Split complementary

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #fad740
  3. #63fa40

Analogous

  1. #4063fa
  2. #7a40fa
  3. #d740fa

Triadic

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #fa7a40
  3. #40fa7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #fa40c0
  3. #c0fa40
  4. #40fa7a

Square

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #fa4063
  3. #c0fa40
  4. #40fad7

Monochromatic

  1. #34049d
  2. #4c06e7
  3. #7a40fa
  4. #ae8bfc
  5. #e2d5fe

Shades

#7a40fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #6e3ae1
  3. #6233c8
  4. #552daf
  5. #492696
  6. #3d207d
  7. #311a64
  8. #25134b
  9. #180d32
  10. #0c0619
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a40fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #8753fb
  3. #9566fb
  4. #a279fc
  5. #af8cfc
  6. #bda0fd
  7. #cab3fd
  8. #d7c6fe
  9. #e4d9fe
  10. #f2ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a40fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a40fa
  2. #7b46ee
  3. #7b4de2
  4. #7c53d5
  5. #7c5ac9
  6. #7d60bd
  7. #7e66b1
  8. #7e6da5
  9. #7f7398
  10. #7f7a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #715db6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b749b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a5ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #235af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6163c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a40fa {
  color: #7a40fa;
}
Background
.bg-7a40fa {
  background-color: #7a40fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a40fa {
  border: 2px solid #7a40fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a40fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 64 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a40fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a40fa, #d740fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a40fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 64 250 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.22 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #85bf05 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7a40fa  rgb(122, 64, 250)  hsl(259, 95%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#c0fa40  rgb(192, 250, 64)  hsl(79, 95%, 62%)  Green Yellow
#fa7a40  rgb(250, 122, 64)  hsl(19, 95%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#40fa7a  rgb(64, 250, 122)  hsl(139, 95%, 62%)  Spring Green