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#5F4E8D

#5f4e8d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5f4e8d is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 30.59% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.62% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 256.19°, 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.098

Complementary

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #7c8d4e

Split complementary

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #8d7e4e
  3. #5c8d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e5c8d
  2. #5f4e8d
  3. #7e4e8d

Triadic

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #8d5f4e
  3. #4e8d5f

Tetradic

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #8d4e7c
  3. #7c8d4e
  4. #4e8d5f

Square

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #8d4e5c
  3. #7c8d4e
  4. #4e8d7e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d182a
  2. #3e335c
  3. #5f4e8d
  4. #8675b3
  5. #b1a6ce

Shades

#5f4e8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #56467f
  3. #4c3e71
  4. #433763
  5. #392f55
  6. #302747
  7. #261f38
  8. #1d172a
  9. #13101c
  10. #0a080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f4e8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #6f6098
  3. #7f71a4
  4. #8f83af
  5. #9f95bb
  6. #afa7c6
  7. #bfb8d1
  8. #cfcadd
  9. #dfdce8
  10. #efedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f4e8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f4e8d
  2. #62538c
  3. #66588a
  4. #695d89
  5. #6c6288
  6. #706787
  7. #736c85
  8. #767184
  9. #797683
  10. #7d7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b598f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d578b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #555a66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c558e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d548c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #595578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f4e8d {
  color: #5f4e8d;
}
Background
.bg-5f4e8d {
  background-color: #5f4e8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f4e8d {
  border: 2px solid #5f4e8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f4e8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 78 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f4e8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f4e8d, #7e4e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f4e8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 78 141 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.73 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.42 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.91 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.36 #a0b172 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#5f4e8d  rgb(95, 78, 141)  hsl(256, 29%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c8d4e  rgb(124, 141, 78)  hsl(76, 29%, 43%)  Moss Green
#8d5f4e  rgb(141, 95, 78)  hsl(16, 29%, 43%)  Redwood
#4e8d5f  rgb(78, 141, 95)  hsl(136, 29%, 43%)  Sea Green