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#553979

#553979 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#553979 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 22.35% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.75% cyan, 52.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 266.25°, with 35.96% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0624

Complementary

  1. #553979
  2. #5d7939

Split complementary

  1. #553979
  2. #797539
  3. #3d7939

Analogous

  1. #393d79
  2. #553979
  3. #753979

Triadic

  1. #553979
  2. #795539
  3. #397955

Tetradic

  1. #553979
  2. #79395d
  3. #5d7939
  4. #397955

Square

  1. #553979
  2. #79393d
  3. #5d7939
  4. #397975

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0811
  2. #302045
  3. #553979
  4. #7a51ad
  5. #a185c6

Shades

#553979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #553979
  2. #4d336d
  3. #442e61
  4. #3c2855
  5. #332249
  6. #2b1d3d
  7. #221730
  8. #1a1124
  9. #110b18
  10. #09060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#553979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #553979
  2. #664d86
  3. #776194
  4. #8874a1
  5. #9988af
  6. #aa9cbc
  7. #bbb0c9
  8. #ccc4d7
  9. #ddd7e4
  10. #eeebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#553979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #553979
  2. #59407a
  3. #5e477a
  4. #624e7b
  5. #66557c
  6. #6b5d7d
  7. #6f647d
  8. #736b7e
  9. #77727f
  10. #7c797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d425f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #24467b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c4677 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4553 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d417a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #404178 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #514064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-553979 {
  color: #553979;
}
Background
.bg-553979 {
  background-color: #553979;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-553979 {
  border: 2px solid #553979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #553979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 57 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 36% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-553979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #553979, #753979);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-553979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 57 121 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.70 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.00 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.88 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.28 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.66 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.18 #aac686 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#553979  rgb(85, 57, 121)  hsl(266, 36%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#5d7939  rgb(93, 121, 57)  hsl(86, 36%, 35%)  Sap Green
#795539  rgb(121, 85, 57)  hsl(26, 36%, 35%)  Coffee
#397955  rgb(57, 121, 85)  hsl(146, 36%, 35%)  Viridian