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#5E5E89

#5e5e89 ≈ Royal Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5e5e89 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 36.86% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.39% cyan, 31.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 18.61% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 10.79.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1219

Complementary

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #89895e

Split complementary

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #89735e
  3. #73895e

Analogous

  1. #5e7389
  2. #5e5e89
  3. #735e89

Triadic

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #895e5e
  3. #5e895e

Tetradic

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #895e89
  3. #89895e
  4. #5e895e

Square

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #895e73
  3. #89895e
  4. #5e8973

Monochromatic

  1. #20202e
  2. #3f3f5c
  3. #5e5e89
  4. #8787ad
  5. #b4b4cc

Shades

#5e5e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #55557b
  3. #4b4b6e
  4. #424260
  5. #383852
  6. #2f2f45
  7. #262637
  8. #1c1c29
  9. #13131b
  10. #09090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e5e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #6e6e95
  3. #7e7ea1
  4. #8e8eac
  5. #9e9eb8
  6. #afafc4
  7. #bfbfd0
  8. #cfcfdc
  9. #dfdfe7
  10. #efeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e5e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e5e89
  2. #616188
  3. #656587
  4. #686886
  5. #6c6c85
  6. #6f6f85
  7. #727284
  8. #767683
  9. #797982
  10. #7d7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606074 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52638b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53666d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57618a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #566088 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #586379 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e5e89 {
  color: #5e5e89;
}
Background
.bg-5e5e89 {
  background-color: #5e5e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e5e89 {
  border: 2px solid #5e5e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e5e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 94 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 19% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e5e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e5e89, #735e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e5e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 94 137 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.79 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.98 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 13.71 #a1a176 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#5e5e89  rgb(94, 94, 137)  hsl(240, 19%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#89895e  rgb(137, 137, 94)  hsl(60, 19%, 45%)  Moss Green
#895e5e  rgb(137, 94, 94)  hsl(0, 19%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#5e895e  rgb(94, 137, 94)  hsl(120, 19%, 45%)  Sea Green