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#523B99

#523b99 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#523b99 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 23.14% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.41% cyan, 61.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 254.68°, with 44.34% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0722

Complementary

  1. #523b99
  2. #82993b

Split complementary

  1. #523b99
  2. #99813b
  3. #53993b

Analogous

  1. #3b5399
  2. #523b99
  3. #813b99

Triadic

  1. #523b99
  2. #99523b
  3. #3b9952

Tetradic

  1. #523b99
  2. #993b82
  3. #82993b
  4. #3b9952

Square

  1. #523b99
  2. #993b53
  3. #82993b
  4. #3b9981

Monochromatic

  1. #17102b
  2. #342662
  3. #523b99
  4. #775fc1
  5. #a696d7

Shades

#523b99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #523b99
  2. #4a358a
  3. #422f7a
  4. #39296b
  5. #31235c
  6. #291e4d
  7. #21183d
  8. #19122e
  9. #100c1f
  10. #08060f
  11. #000000

Tints

#523b99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #523b99
  2. #634fa3
  3. #7562ad
  4. #8676b8
  5. #9789c2
  6. #a99dcc
  7. #bab1d6
  8. #cbc4e0
  9. #dcd8eb
  10. #eeebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#523b99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #523b99
  2. #574297
  3. #5b4994
  4. #605092
  5. #64578f
  6. #695e8d
  7. #6e648a
  8. #726b88
  9. #777285
  10. #7b7983
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4673 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004e9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004a97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c5064 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #30479b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #324498 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46497d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-523b99 {
  color: #523b99;
}
Background
.bg-523b99 {
  background-color: #523b99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-523b99 {
  border: 2px solid #523b99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #523b99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 59 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 44% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-523b99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #523b99, #813b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-523b99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 59 153 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.19 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.68 #adc466 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#523b99  rgb(82, 59, 153)  hsl(255, 44%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#82993b  rgb(130, 153, 59)  hsl(75, 44%, 42%)  Olive Drab
#99523b  rgb(153, 82, 59)  hsl(15, 44%, 42%)  Chestnut
#3b9952  rgb(59, 153, 82)  hsl(135, 44%, 42%)  Shamrock Green