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#5D5E97

#5d5e97 ≈ Royal Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5d5e97 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 36.86% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.41% cyan, 37.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 238.97°, with 23.77% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 9.19.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #97965d

Split complementary

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #97795d
  3. #7b975d

Analogous

  1. #5d7b97
  2. #5d5e97
  3. #795d97

Triadic

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #975d5e
  3. #5e975d

Tetradic

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #965d97
  3. #97965d
  4. #5e975d

Square

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #975d7b
  3. #97965d
  4. #5d9779

Monochromatic

  1. #232338
  2. #404168
  3. #5d5e97
  4. #8a8ab7
  5. #b9bad4

Shades

#5d5e97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #545588
  3. #4a4b79
  4. #41426a
  5. #38385b
  6. #2f2f4c
  7. #25263c
  8. #1c1c2d
  9. #13131e
  10. #09090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d5e97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #6d6ea1
  3. #7d7eac
  4. #8e8eb6
  5. #9e9ec1
  6. #aeafcb
  7. #bebfd5
  8. #cecfe0
  9. #dfdfea
  10. #efeff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d5e97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d5e97
  2. #616195
  3. #646592
  4. #686890
  5. #6b6c8e
  6. #6f6f8c
  7. #727289
  8. #767687
  9. #797985
  10. #7d7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61617b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #496196 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d6973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #536398 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #526096 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #546583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d5e97 {
  color: #5d5e97;
}
Background
.bg-5d5e97 {
  background-color: #5d5e97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5d5e97 {
  border: 2px solid #5d5e97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d5e97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 94 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 24% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d5e97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d5e97, #795d97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d5e97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 94 151 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.19 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.95 #a2a168 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#5d5e97  rgb(93, 94, 151)  hsl(239, 24%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#97965d  rgb(151, 150, 93)  hsl(59, 24%, 48%)  Moss Green
#975d5e  rgb(151, 93, 94)  hsl(359, 24%, 48%)  Copper Rose
#5e975d  rgb(94, 151, 93)  hsl(119, 24%, 48%)  Sea Green