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#5A408D

#5a408d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5a408d is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 25.1% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.17% cyan, 54.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 260.26°, with 37.56% saturation and 40.2% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0776

Complementary

  1. #5a408d
  2. #738d40

Split complementary

  1. #5a408d
  2. #8d8140
  3. #4d8d40

Analogous

  1. #404d8d
  2. #5a408d
  3. #81408d

Triadic

  1. #5a408d
  2. #8d5a40
  3. #408d5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a408d
  2. #8d4073
  3. #738d40
  4. #408d5a

Square

  1. #5a408d
  2. #8d404d
  3. #738d40
  4. #408d81

Monochromatic

  1. #171024
  2. #382858
  3. #5a408d
  4. #7f62b8
  5. #aa96d0

Shades

#5a408d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a408d
  2. #513a7f
  3. #483371
  4. #3f2d63
  5. #362655
  6. #2d2047
  7. #241a38
  8. #1b132a
  9. #120d1c
  10. #09060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a408d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a408d
  2. #6b5398
  3. #7b66a4
  4. #8c79af
  5. #9c8cbb
  6. #ada0c6
  7. #bdb3d1
  8. #cec6dd
  9. #ded9e8
  10. #efecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a408d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a408d
  2. #5e468c
  3. #624d8a
  4. #655389
  5. #695a88
  6. #6d6087
  7. #716685
  8. #756d84
  9. #787383
  10. #7c7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53496d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #214f90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #284e8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f4a8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #41498c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #534a75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a408d {
  color: #5a408d;
}
Background
.bg-5a408d {
  background-color: #5a408d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a408d {
  border: 2px solid #5a408d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a408d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 64 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 38% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a408d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a408d, #81408d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a408d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 64 141 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.87 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.10 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.92 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.53 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.25 #a5bf72 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#5a408d  rgb(90, 64, 141)  hsl(260, 38%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#738d40  rgb(115, 141, 64)  hsl(80, 38%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#8d5a40  rgb(141, 90, 64)  hsl(20, 38%, 40%)  Sienna
#408d5a  rgb(64, 141, 90)  hsl(140, 38%, 40%)  Sea Green