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#5B3BE5

#5b3be5 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5b3be5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 23.14% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.26% cyan, 74.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 251.29°, with 76.58% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.1101

Complementary

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #c5e53b

Split complementary

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #e5b03b
  3. #70e53b

Analogous

  1. #3b70e5
  2. #5b3be5
  3. #b03be5

Triadic

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #e55b3b
  3. #3be55b

Tetradic

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #e53bc5
  3. #c5e53b
  4. #3be55b

Square

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #e53b70
  3. #c5e53b
  4. #3be5b0

Monochromatic

  1. #231077
  2. #3719bb
  3. #5b3be5
  4. #947fee
  5. #ccc2f7

Shades

#5b3be5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #5235ce
  3. #492fb7
  4. #4029a0
  5. #372389
  6. #2e1e73
  7. #24185c
  8. #1b1245
  9. #120c2e
  10. #090617
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b3be5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #6b4fe8
  3. #7c62ea
  4. #8c76ed
  5. #9d89ef
  6. #ad9df2
  7. #bdb1f5
  8. #cec4f7
  9. #ded8fa
  10. #efebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b3be5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b3be5
  2. #5f42db
  3. #6249d1
  4. #6650c7
  5. #6a57bd
  6. #6e5eb3
  7. #7164a8
  8. #756b9e
  9. #797294
  10. #7c798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c52a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004de3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #345cb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b3be5 {
  color: #5b3be5;
}
Background
.bg-5b3be5 {
  background-color: #5b3be5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b3be5 {
  border: 2px solid #5b3be5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b3be5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 59 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b3be5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b3be5, #b03be5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b3be5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 59 229 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.86 #a4c41a Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Han Purple
#5b3be5  rgb(91, 59, 229)  hsl(251, 77%, 56%)  Han Purple
#c5e53b  rgb(197, 229, 59)  hsl(71, 77%, 56%)  Pear
#e55b3b  rgb(229, 91, 59)  hsl(11, 77%, 56%)  Flame
#3be55b  rgb(59, 229, 91)  hsl(131, 77%, 56%)  Malachite