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#5C4E8D

#5c4e8d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5c4e8d is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 30.59% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.75% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 28.77% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.32.

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Relative luminance0.0965

Complementary

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #7f8d4e

Split complementary

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #8d7b4e
  3. #5f8d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e5f8d
  2. #5c4e8d
  3. #7b4e8d

Triadic

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #8d5c4e
  3. #4e8d5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #8d4e7f
  3. #7f8d4e
  4. #4e8d5c

Square

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #8d4e5f
  3. #7f8d4e
  4. #4e8d7b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c182a
  2. #3c335c
  3. #5c4e8d
  4. #8375b3
  5. #afa6ce

Shades

#5c4e8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #53467f
  3. #4a3e71
  4. #403763
  5. #372f55
  6. #2e2747
  7. #251f38
  8. #1c172a
  9. #12101c
  10. #09080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c4e8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #6c6098
  3. #7d71a4
  4. #8d83af
  5. #9d95bb
  6. #aea7c6
  7. #beb8d1
  8. #cecadd
  9. #dedce8
  10. #efedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c4e8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c4e8d
  2. #60538c
  3. #63588a
  4. #675d89
  5. #6a6288
  6. #6e6787
  7. #726c85
  8. #757184
  9. #797683
  10. #7c7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a588f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b568b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #505a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a548e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a538c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c4e8d {
  color: #5c4e8d;
}
Background
.bg-5c4e8d {
  background-color: #5c4e8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c4e8d {
  border: 2px solid #5c4e8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c4e8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 78 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c4e8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c4e8d, #7b4e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c4e8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 78 141 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.24 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.14 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.41 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.22 #a3b172 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#5c4e8d  rgb(92, 78, 141)  hsl(253, 29%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7f8d4e  rgb(127, 141, 78)  hsl(73, 29%, 43%)  Moss Green
#8d5c4e  rgb(141, 92, 78)  hsl(13, 29%, 43%)  Redwood
#4e8d5c  rgb(78, 141, 92)  hsl(133, 29%, 43%)  Sea Green