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#7D38CA

#7d38ca ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7d38ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.02% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.12% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 268.36°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1145

Complementary

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #85ca38

Split complementary

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #cac638
  3. #3cca38

Analogous

  1. #383cca
  2. #7d38ca
  3. #c638ca

Triadic

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #ca7d38
  3. #38ca7d

Tetradic

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #ca3885
  3. #85ca38
  4. #38ca7d

Square

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #ca383c
  3. #85ca38
  4. #38cac6

Monochromatic

  1. #331653
  2. #58268f
  3. #7d38ca
  4. #a474da
  5. #ccb1ea

Shades

#7d38ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #7132b6
  3. #642da2
  4. #58278d
  5. #4b2279
  6. #3f1c65
  7. #321651
  8. #26113d
  9. #190b28
  10. #0d0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#7d38ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #8a4ccf
  3. #9760d5
  4. #a474da
  5. #b188df
  6. #be9ce5
  7. #cbafea
  8. #d8c3ef
  9. #e5d7f4
  10. #f2ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7d38ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7d38ca
  2. #7d3fc3
  3. #7e46bb
  4. #7e4eb4
  5. #7e55ac
  6. #7f5ca5
  7. #7f639e
  8. #7f6a96
  9. #7f728f
  10. #807987
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c5296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c5c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4152cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4951c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7350a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7d38ca {
  color: #7d38ca;
}
Background
.bg-7d38ca {
  background-color: #7d38ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7d38ca {
  border: 2px solid #7d38ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7d38ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 125 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7d38ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7d38ca, #c638ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7d38ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(125 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.92 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.82 #82c735 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7d38ca  rgb(125, 56, 202)  hsl(268, 58%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#85ca38  rgb(133, 202, 56)  hsl(88, 58%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#ca7d38  rgb(202, 125, 56)  hsl(28, 58%, 51%)  Bronze
#38ca7d  rgb(56, 202, 125)  hsl(148, 58%, 51%)  Emerald