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#7C27CB

#7c27cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7c27cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 15.29% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.92% cyan, 80.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 271.1°, with 67.77% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #76cb27

Split complementary

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #c8cb27
  3. #27cb2a

Analogous

  1. #2a27cb
  2. #7c27cb
  3. #cb27c8

Triadic

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #cb7c27
  3. #27cb7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #cb2776
  3. #76cb27
  4. #27cb7c

Square

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #cb2a27
  3. #76cb27
  4. #27c8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0e4b
  2. #551b8b
  3. #7c27cb
  4. #a25ee0
  5. #c79fec

Shades

#7c27cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #7023b7
  3. #631fa2
  4. #571b8e
  5. #4a177a
  6. #3e1466
  7. #321051
  8. #250c3d
  9. #190829
  10. #0c0414
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c27cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #893dd0
  3. #9652d5
  4. #a368db
  5. #b07de0
  6. #be93e5
  7. #cba9ea
  8. #d8beef
  9. #e5d4f5
  10. #f2e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c27cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c27cb
  2. #7c30c4
  3. #7d39bc
  4. #7d42b5
  5. #7e4bad
  6. #7e54a6
  7. #7e5c9e
  8. #7f6597
  9. #7f6e8f
  10. #807788
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #694a95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a557b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3749ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4249c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7247a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c27cb {
  color: #7c27cb;
}
Background
.bg-7c27cb {
  background-color: #7c27cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7c27cb {
  border: 2px solid #7c27cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c27cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 39 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c27cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c27cb, #cb27c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c27cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 39 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.64 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.39 #83d834 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#7c27cb  rgb(124, 39, 203)  hsl(271, 68%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#76cb27  rgb(118, 203, 39)  hsl(91, 68%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#cb7c27  rgb(203, 124, 39)  hsl(31, 68%, 47%)  Bronze
#27cb7c  rgb(39, 203, 124)  hsl(151, 68%, 47%)  Emerald