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#595C8D

#595c8d ≈ Royal Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#595c8d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.08% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.88% cyan, 34.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 236.54°, with 22.61% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 10.42.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.117

Complementary

  1. #595c8d
  2. #8d8a59

Split complementary

  1. #595c8d
  2. #8d7059
  3. #768d59

Analogous

  1. #59768d
  2. #595c8d
  3. #70598d

Triadic

  1. #595c8d
  2. #8d595c
  3. #5c8d59

Tetradic

  1. #595c8d
  2. #8a598d
  3. #8d8a59
  4. #5c8d59

Square

  1. #595c8d
  2. #8d5976
  3. #8d8a59
  4. #598d70

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f2f
  2. #3b3d5e
  3. #595c8d
  4. #8285b0
  5. #b1b3ce

Shades

#595c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595c8d
  2. #50537f
  3. #474a71
  4. #3e4063
  5. #353755
  6. #2d2e47
  7. #242538
  8. #1b1c2a
  9. #12121c
  10. #09090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#595c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595c8d
  2. #6a6c98
  3. #7a7da4
  4. #8b8daf
  5. #9b9dbb
  6. #acaec6
  7. #bdbed1
  8. #cdcedd
  9. #dedee8
  10. #eeeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595c8d
  2. #5d608c
  3. #61638a
  4. #656789
  5. #696a88
  6. #6d6e87
  7. #707285
  8. #747584
  9. #787983
  10. #7c7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5e75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d628f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a5e8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b656e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52608e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #505d8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51627b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595c8d {
  color: #595c8d;
}
Background
.bg-595c8d {
  background-color: #595c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595c8d {
  border: 2px solid #595c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 92 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 23% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595c8d, #70598d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 92 141 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.42 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.97 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 12.27 #a6a372 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#595c8d  rgb(89, 92, 141)  hsl(237, 23%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#8d8a59  rgb(141, 138, 89)  hsl(57, 23%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8d595c  rgb(141, 89, 92)  hsl(357, 23%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#5c8d59  rgb(92, 141, 89)  hsl(117, 23%, 45%)  Sea Green