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#5E4E9B

#5e4e9b ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5e4e9b is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 30.59% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.35% cyan, 49.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 252.47°, with 33.05% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #8b9b4e

Split complementary

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #9b854e
  3. #659b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e659b
  2. #5e4e9b
  3. #854e9b

Triadic

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #9b5e4e
  3. #4e9b5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #9b4e8b
  3. #8b9b4e
  4. #4e9b5e

Square

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #9b4e65
  3. #8b9b4e
  4. #4e9b85

Monochromatic

  1. #201b35
  2. #3f3468
  3. #5e4e9b
  4. #877abc
  5. #b5add5

Shades

#5e4e9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #55468c
  3. #4b3e7c
  4. #42376d
  5. #382f5d
  6. #2f274e
  7. #261f3e
  8. #1c172f
  9. #13101f
  10. #090810
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e4e9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #6e60a5
  3. #7e71af
  4. #8e83b9
  5. #9e95c3
  6. #afa7cd
  7. #bfb8d7
  8. #cfcae1
  9. #dfdceb
  10. #efedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e4e9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e4e9b
  2. #615398
  3. #655896
  4. #685d93
  5. #6c6290
  6. #6f678e
  7. #726c8b
  8. #767188
  9. #797685
  10. #7d7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305b9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #325899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e5d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47569d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #48549a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e4e9b {
  color: #5e4e9b;
}
Background
.bg-5e4e9b {
  background-color: #5e4e9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e4e9b {
  border: 2px solid #5e4e9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e4e9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 78 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e4e9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e4e9b, #854e9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e4e9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 78 155 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.74 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.66 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.84 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.76 #a1b164 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#5e4e9b  rgb(94, 78, 155)  hsl(252, 33%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#8b9b4e  rgb(139, 155, 78)  hsl(72, 33%, 46%)  Moss Green
#9b5e4e  rgb(155, 94, 78)  hsl(12, 33%, 46%)  Redwood
#4e9b5e  rgb(78, 155, 94)  hsl(132, 33%, 46%)  Shamrock Green