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#5A3AAA

#5a3aaa ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5a3aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 22.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.06% cyan, 65.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 49.12% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.081

Complementary

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #8aaa3a

Split complementary

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #aa923a
  3. #52aa3a

Analogous

  1. #3a52aa
  2. #5a3aaa
  3. #923aaa

Triadic

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #aa5a3a
  3. #3aaa5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #aa3a8a
  3. #8aaa3a
  4. #3aaa5a

Square

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #aa3a52
  3. #8aaa3a
  4. #3aaa92

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1338
  2. #3c2771
  3. #5a3aaa
  4. #8366cb
  5. #b19fde

Shades

#5a3aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #513499
  3. #482e88
  4. #3f2977
  5. #362366
  6. #2d1d55
  7. #241744
  8. #1b1133
  9. #120c22
  10. #090611
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a3aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #6b4eb3
  3. #7b61bb
  4. #8c75c4
  5. #9c89cc
  6. #ad9dd5
  7. #bdb0dd
  8. #cec4e6
  9. #ded8ee
  10. #efebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a3aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #5e41a6
  3. #6248a2
  4. #654f9d
  5. #695699
  6. #6d5d95
  7. #716491
  8. #756b8d
  9. #787288
  10. #7c7984
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54487e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41556d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3147a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c4c89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a3aaa {
  color: #5a3aaa;
}
Background
.bg-5a3aaa {
  background-color: #5a3aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a3aaa {
  border: 2px solid #5a3aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a3aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 58 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 49% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a3aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a3aaa, #923aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a3aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 58 170 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.57 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 4.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.45 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.91 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.55 #a5c555 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#5a3aaa  rgb(90, 58, 170)  hsl(257, 49%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#8aaa3a  rgb(138, 170, 58)  hsl(77, 49%, 45%)  Apple Green
#aa5a3a  rgb(170, 90, 58)  hsl(17, 49%, 45%)  Sienna
#3aaa5a  rgb(58, 170, 90)  hsl(137, 49%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green