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#5B4D72

#5b4d72 ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5b4d72 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 30.2% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 32.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 262.7°, with 19.37% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.74.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0875

Complementary

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #64724d

Split complementary

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #726d4d
  3. #52724d

Analogous

  1. #4d5272
  2. #5b4d72
  3. #6d4d72

Triadic

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #725b4d
  3. #4d725b

Tetradic

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #724d64
  3. #64724d
  4. #4d725b

Square

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #724d52
  3. #64724d
  4. #4d726d

Monochromatic

  1. #120f17
  2. #372e44
  3. #5b4d72
  4. #806e9d
  5. #a89cbc

Shades

#5b4d72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #524567
  3. #493e5b
  4. #403650
  5. #372e44
  6. #2e2739
  7. #241f2e
  8. #1b1722
  9. #120f17
  10. #09080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b4d72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #6b5f80
  3. #7c718e
  4. #8c829c
  5. #9d94aa
  6. #ada6b9
  7. #bdb8c7
  8. #cecad5
  9. #dedbe3
  10. #efedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b4d72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b4d72
  2. #5f5273
  3. #625775
  4. #665c76
  5. #6a6178
  6. #6e6779
  7. #716c7a
  8. #75717c
  9. #79767d
  10. #7c7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455374 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #485371 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57535a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #505171 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #595065 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b4d72 {
  color: #5b4d72;
}
Background
.bg-5b4d72 {
  background-color: #5b4d72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b4d72 {
  border: 2px solid #5b4d72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b4d72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 77 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 19% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b4d72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b4d72, #6d4d72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b4d72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 77 114 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.74 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.15 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.09 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.37 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.42 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 13.26 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 13.51 #a4b28d Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#5b4d72  rgb(91, 77, 114)  hsl(263, 19%, 37%)  Eggplant
#64724d  rgb(100, 114, 77)  hsl(83, 19%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#725b4d  rgb(114, 91, 77)  hsl(23, 19%, 37%)  Umber
#4d725b  rgb(77, 114, 91)  hsl(143, 19%, 37%)  Viridian