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#5D4E8B

#5d4e8b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5d4e8b is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 30.59% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.09% cyan, 43.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 254.75°, with 28.11% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.65.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0964

Complementary

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #7c8b4e

Split complementary

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #8b7b4e
  3. #5e8b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e5e8b
  2. #5d4e8b
  3. #7b4e8b

Triadic

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #8b5d4e
  3. #4e8b5d

Tetradic

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #8b4e7c
  3. #7c8b4e
  4. #4e8b5d

Square

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #8b4e5e
  3. #7c8b4e
  4. #4e8b7b

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1729
  2. #3c335a
  3. #5d4e8b
  4. #8374b1
  5. #afa5cd

Shades

#5d4e8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #54467d
  3. #4a3e6f
  4. #413761
  5. #382f53
  6. #2f2746
  7. #251f38
  8. #1c172a
  9. #13101c
  10. #09080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d4e8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #6d6097
  3. #7d71a2
  4. #8e83ae
  5. #9e95b9
  6. #aea7c5
  7. #beb8d1
  8. #cecadc
  9. #dfdce8
  10. #efedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d4e8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d4e8b
  2. #61538a
  3. #645889
  4. #685d88
  5. #6b6287
  6. #6f6786
  7. #726c84
  8. #767183
  9. #797682
  10. #7d7b81
  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 #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b588d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #525966 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b548c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c538a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #575576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d4e8b {
  color: #5d4e8b;
}
Background
.bg-5d4e8b {
  background-color: #5d4e8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5d4e8b {
  border: 2px solid #5d4e8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d4e8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 78 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 28% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d4e8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d4e8b, #7b4e8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d4e8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 78 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.34 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.11 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.63 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.70 #a2b174 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#5d4e8b  rgb(93, 78, 139)  hsl(255, 28%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c8b4e  rgb(124, 139, 78)  hsl(75, 28%, 43%)  Moss Green
#8b5d4e  rgb(139, 93, 78)  hsl(15, 28%, 43%)  Redwood
#4e8b5d  rgb(78, 139, 93)  hsl(135, 28%, 43%)  Sea Green