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#9720DC

#9720dc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9720dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 12.55% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 277.98°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1278

Complementary

  1. #9720dc
  2. #65dc20

Split complementary

  1. #9720dc
  2. #c3dc20
  3. #20dc39

Analogous

  1. #3920dc
  2. #9720dc
  3. #dc20c3

Triadic

  1. #9720dc
  2. #dc9720
  3. #20dc97

Tetradic

  1. #9720dc
  2. #dc2065
  3. #65dc20
  4. #20dc97

Square

  1. #9720dc
  2. #dc3920
  3. #65dc20
  4. #20c3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0d56
  2. #691699
  3. #9720dc
  4. #b661e8
  5. #d5a3f2

Shades

#9720dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9720dc
  2. #881dc6
  3. #791ab0
  4. #6a169a
  5. #5b1384
  6. #4c106e
  7. #3c0d58
  8. #2d0a42
  9. #1e062c
  10. #0f0316
  11. #000000

Tints

#9720dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9720dc
  2. #a136e0
  3. #ac4de3
  4. #b663e7
  5. #c179ea
  6. #cb90ee
  7. #d5a6f1
  8. #e0bcf5
  9. #ead2f8
  10. #f5e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9720dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9720dc
  2. #952ad3
  3. #9233ca
  4. #903dc0
  5. #8e46b7
  6. #8c50ae
  7. #895aa5
  8. #87639c
  9. #856d92
  10. #827689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c51a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b5784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a52da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9047ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9720dc {
  color: #9720dc;
}
Background
.bg-9720dc {
  background-color: #9720dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9720dc {
  border: 2px solid #9720dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9720dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 32 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9720dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9720dc, #dc20c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9720dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 32 220 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.91 #68df23 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9720dc  rgb(151, 32, 220)  hsl(278, 75%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#65dc20  rgb(101, 220, 32)  hsl(98, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dc9720  rgb(220, 151, 32)  hsl(38, 75%, 49%)  Gamboge
#20dc97  rgb(32, 220, 151)  hsl(158, 75%, 49%)  Caribbean Green