Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #721fd3, its pure hue is 267.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.4%, and its lightness is 47.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #721fd3, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e041a to #641bb9.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #721fd3. In RGB, it consists of 44.7% Red, 12.2% Green, and 82.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 46% Cyan, 85.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 17.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 267.7°, with saturation of 74.4% and lightness of 47.5%. The decimal value for #721fd3 is 7479251, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6633cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #721fd3 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #721fd3
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #721fd3, its pure hue is 267.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.4%, and its lightness is 47.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #721fd3, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #843bd9 to #ede3fa.
Tones of #721fd3
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #721fd3, its pure hue is 267.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #721fd3, which range from #797979 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7000f2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #721fd3
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #721fd3! For #721fd3, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #721fd3. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #721fd3
This color, #721fd3, consists of 44.7% Red, 12.2% Green, and 82.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 114, Green = 31, Blue = 211. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #721fd3 is 46% Cyan, 85.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 17.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 114 | 31 | 211 |
Octal | 162 | 37 | 323 |
Hexa | #72 | #1f | #d3 |
Binary | 01110010 | 00011111 | 11010011 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 45 | 85 | 0 | 17 |
Octal | 55 | 125 | 0 | 21 |
Hexa | #2d | #55 | #00 | #11 |
Binary | 00101101 | 01010101 | 00000000 | 00010001 |
Analogous Colors of #721fd3
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #721fd3 — which has hue 267.7° — its analogous colors are located at 237.7° and 297.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #721fd3.
Triadic Colors of #721fd3
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #721fd3 — which has hue 267.7° — its triadic colors are located at 27.7° and 267.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #721fd3.
Complementary Color of #721fd3
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #721fd3 — which has hue 267.7° — its complementary color is located at 87.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #721fd3.
Split Complementary Colors of #721fd3
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #721fd3 — which has hue 267.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 57.7° and 267.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #721fd3.
Tetradic Colors of #721fd3
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #721fd3 — which has hue 267.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 177.7°, 267.7°, 357.7°, and 87.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #721fd3.
Monochromatic Colors of #721fd3
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #721fd3, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3a1762 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b175f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #721fd3
We want to make getting started with #721fd3 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #721fd3 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #721fd3 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #721fd3 with other HTML elements.
#721fd3 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #721fd3;">The color of this text is #721fd3.</span>
#721fd3 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #721fd3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #721fd3.</div>
#721fd3 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #721fd3;">This color for the shadow of this text is #721fd3.</span>
#721fd3 Border Color
<div style="border: #721fd3 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #721fd3.</div>
#721fd3 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #721fd3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #721fd3 on a white background.</div></div>
#721fd3 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #721fd3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #721fd3 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #721fd3 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#721fd3,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#721fd3,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#721fd3,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#721fd3,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #721fd3 to white.</div>
Gradient from #721fd3 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#721fd3,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#721fd3,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#721fd3,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#721fd3,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #721fd3 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #721fd3
In addition to using #721fd3 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #721fd3 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #721fd3, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 114, Green = 31, Blue = 211). If you need details about the color coordinates of #721fd3 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #721fd3 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(114, 31, 211) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #721fd3; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #721fd3; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #721fd3; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(114, 31, 211); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#721fd3") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:114, green:31, blue:211, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:114 green:31 blue:211 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(114f, 31f, 211f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(114, 31, 211); |
#721fd3 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #721fd3 the same way. For those with color blindness, #721fd3 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #721fd3 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #721fd3 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #721fd3 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #721fd3 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #721fd3 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.