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#5A4D89

#5a4d89 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5a4d89 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 30.2% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.31% cyan, 43.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 253°, with 28.04% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0929

Complementary

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #7c894d

Split complementary

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #89784d
  3. #5e894d

Analogous

  1. #4d5e89
  2. #5a4d89
  3. #784d89

Triadic

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #895a4d
  3. #4d895a

Tetradic

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #894d7c
  3. #7c894d
  4. #4d895a

Square

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #894d5e
  3. #7c894d
  4. #4d8978

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1627
  2. #3a3158
  3. #5a4d89
  4. #8072b0
  5. #aca3cc

Shades

#5a4d89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #51457b
  3. #483e6e
  4. #3f3660
  5. #362e52
  6. #2d2745
  7. #241f37
  8. #1b1729
  9. #120f1b
  10. #09080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a4d89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #6b5f95
  3. #7b71a1
  4. #8c82ac
  5. #9c94b8
  6. #ada6c4
  7. #bdb8d0
  8. #cecadc
  9. #dedbe7
  10. #efedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a4d89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a4d89
  2. #5e5288
  3. #625787
  4. #655c86
  5. #696185
  6. #6d6785
  7. #716c84
  8. #757183
  9. #787682
  10. #7c7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58526e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a578b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b5588 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f5864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49538a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #495288 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #545475 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a4d89 {
  color: #5a4d89;
}
Background
.bg-5a4d89 {
  background-color: #5a4d89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a4d89 {
  border: 2px solid #5a4d89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a4d89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 77 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 28% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a4d89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a4d89, #784d89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a4d89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 77 137 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.23 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.31 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.60 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.42 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.92 #a5b276 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#5a4d89  rgb(90, 77, 137)  hsl(253, 28%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c894d  rgb(124, 137, 77)  hsl(73, 28%, 42%)  Moss Green
#895a4d  rgb(137, 90, 77)  hsl(13, 28%, 42%)  Redwood
#4d895a  rgb(77, 137, 90)  hsl(133, 28%, 42%)  Sea Green