Palettes / Colors / #720693
#720693 — Vivid Purple
#720693 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #720693 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#720693 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #279306; it also sits naturally between #2C0693 and #93066D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #720693 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 114, 6, 147 |
| HSL | 286°, 92%, 30% |
| HSV | 286°, 96%, 58% |
| CMYK | 22%, 96%, 0%, 42% |
| XYZ | 12.27, 5.81, 28.08 |
| Yxy | 5.81, 0.2658, 0.1259 |
| CIE-Lab | 28.94, 59.00, -49.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 24.11, 50.72, -55.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 45% · Green 2% · Blue 58%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #720693
.text { color: #720693; }
.background { background-color: #720693; }
.border { border: 3px solid #720693; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 6, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 92%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #720693; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 6, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #720693; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 6, 147, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#720693">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#720693">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #279306:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 9.71:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.16:1 Fails |
Best text color on #720693: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #720693
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #720693: ·
How #720693 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #720693 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #720693?
#720693 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 114, 6, 147). Its closest standard named color is Purple.
What is the RGB and HSL of #720693?
#720693 is RGB 114, 6, 147 — HSL 286°, 92%, 30% — CMYK 22%, 96%, 0%, 42%.
What colors go with #720693?
Its complement is #279306; analogous partners are #2C0693 and #93066D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #720693 for text?
White text on #720693 has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.16:1.