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#5809BC

#5809bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5809bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 3.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.19% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 266.48°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #5809bc
  2. #6dbc09

Split complementary

  1. #5809bc
  2. #bcb209
  3. #14bc09

Analogous

  1. #0914bc
  2. #5809bc
  3. #b209bc

Triadic

  1. #5809bc
  2. #bc5809
  3. #09bc58

Tetradic

  1. #5809bc
  2. #bc096d
  3. #6dbc09
  4. #09bc58

Square

  1. #5809bc
  2. #bc0914
  3. #6dbc09
  4. #09bcb2

Monochromatic

  1. #14022a
  2. #360673
  3. #5809bc
  4. #7c1df4
  5. #a666f8

Shades

#5809bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5809bc
  2. #4f08a9
  3. #460796
  4. #3e0684
  5. #350571
  6. #2c055e
  7. #23044b
  8. #1a0338
  9. #120226
  10. #090113
  11. #000000

Tints

#5809bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5809bc
  2. #6922c3
  3. #793ac9
  4. #8a53d0
  5. #9b6bd7
  6. #ac84de
  7. #bc9de4
  8. #cdb5eb
  9. #decef2
  10. #eee6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5809bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5809bc
  2. #5c15b6
  3. #6021b0
  4. #642daa
  5. #6839a4
  6. #6c459e
  7. #705098
  8. #745c92
  9. #78688c
  10. #7c7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #324a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #443a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5809bc {
  color: #5809bc;
}
Background
.bg-5809bc {
  background-color: #5809bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5809bc {
  border: 2px solid #5809bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5809bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 9 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5809bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5809bc, #b209bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5809bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 9 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.12 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.94 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.18 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.42 #a7f643 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#5809bc  rgb(88, 9, 188)  hsl(266, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#6dbc09  rgb(109, 188, 9)  hsl(86, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc5809  rgb(188, 88, 9)  hsl(26, 91%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#09bc58  rgb(9, 188, 88)  hsl(146, 91%, 39%)  Emerald