#721aa6

Color #721aa6

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#721aa6

RGB

rgb(114, 26, 166)

HSL

hsl(277.7, 72.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.7, 84.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 84.3%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(31.96, 58.5, -56.47)

LCH

lch(31.96, 81.31, 316.01)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.2041, 308.05)

HWB

hwb(277.7, 10.2%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4ea61a

Analogous

#2c1aa6

#721aa6

#a61a94

Triadic

#721aa6

#a6721a

#1aa672

Split-complementary

#721aa6

#94a61a

#1aa62c

Tetradic

#721aa6

#a61a4e

#4ea61a

#1aa672

Square

#721aa6

#a62c1a

#4ea61a

#1a94a6

Shades

Color #721aa6 mixed toward black.

#5f168a

#4c116f

#390d53

#260937

#13041c

Tints

Color #721aa6 mixed toward white.

#9121d4

#a948e2

#be75e9

#d4a3f1

#e9d1f8

Tones

Color #721aa6 mixed toward gray.

#6f269a

#6c318e

#693d83

#664977

#63546c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595893 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#5d628e · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#6f817d · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 28.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #721aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#721aa6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#721aa6 (#721aa6) is rgb(114, 26, 166) in RGB.

No, #721aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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