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#5B4E90

#5b4e90 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5b4e90 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 30.59% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.81% cyan, 45.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 251.82°, with 29.73% saturation and 43.53% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0969

Complementary

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #83904e

Split complementary

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #907c4e
  3. #62904e

Analogous

  1. #4e6290
  2. #5b4e90
  3. #7c4e90

Triadic

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #905b4e
  3. #4e905b

Tetradic

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #904e83
  3. #83904e
  4. #4e905b

Square

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #904e62
  3. #83904e
  4. #4e907c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c182d
  2. #3c335e
  3. #5b4e90
  4. #8276b5
  5. #afa7d0

Shades

#5b4e90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #524682
  3. #493e73
  4. #403765
  5. #372f56
  6. #2e2748
  7. #241f3a
  8. #1b172b
  9. #12101d
  10. #09080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b4e90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #6b609b
  3. #7c71a6
  4. #8c83b1
  5. #9d95bc
  6. #ada7c8
  7. #bdb8d3
  8. #cecade
  9. #dedce9
  10. #efedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b4e90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b4e90
  2. #5f538e
  3. #62588d
  4. #665d8b
  5. #6a628a
  6. #6e6788
  7. #716c86
  8. #757185
  9. #797683
  10. #7c7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595472 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385992 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39568e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e5b68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485591 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #49538f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53567a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b4e90 {
  color: #5b4e90;
}
Background
.bg-5b4e90 {
  background-color: #5b4e90;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b4e90 {
  border: 2px solid #5b4e90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b4e90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 78 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 30% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b4e90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b4e90, #7c4e90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b4e90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 78 144 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.97 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.39 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.82 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.51 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.64 #a4b16f Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#5b4e90  rgb(91, 78, 144)  hsl(252, 30%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#83904e  rgb(131, 144, 78)  hsl(72, 30%, 44%)  Moss Green
#905b4e  rgb(144, 91, 78)  hsl(12, 30%, 44%)  Redwood
#4e905b  rgb(78, 144, 91)  hsl(132, 30%, 44%)  Sea Green