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#5F5D8A

#5f5d8a ≈ Royal Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5f5d8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 36.47% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.16% cyan, 32.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 242.67°, with 19.48% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 10.22.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.121

Complementary

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #888a5d

Split complementary

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #8a755d
  3. #718a5d

Analogous

  1. #5d718a
  2. #5f5d8a
  3. #755d8a

Triadic

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #8a5f5d
  3. #5d8a5f

Tetradic

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #8a5d88
  3. #888a5d
  4. #5d8a5f

Square

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #8a5d71
  3. #888a5d
  4. #5d8a75

Monochromatic

  1. #201f2f
  2. #403e5c
  3. #5f5d8a
  4. #8886ad
  5. #b5b4cc

Shades

#5f5d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #56547c
  3. #4c4a6e
  4. #434161
  5. #393853
  6. #302f45
  7. #262537
  8. #1d1c29
  9. #13131c
  10. #0a090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f5d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #6f6d96
  3. #7f7da1
  4. #8f8ead
  5. #9f9eb9
  6. #afaec5
  7. #bfbed0
  8. #cfcedc
  9. #dfdfe8
  10. #efeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f5d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f5d8a
  2. #626189
  3. #666488
  4. #696887
  5. #6c6b86
  6. #706f85
  7. #737284
  8. #767683
  9. #797982
  10. #7d7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616074 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50638c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55656d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #56618b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #565f89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #59627a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f5d8a {
  color: #5f5d8a;
}
Background
.bg-5f5d8a {
  background-color: #5f5d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f5d8a {
  border: 2px solid #5f5d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f5d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 93 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 19% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f5d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f5d8a, #755d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f5d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 93 138 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.22 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.54 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.31 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 13.62 #a0a275 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#5f5d8a  rgb(95, 93, 138)  hsl(243, 19%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#888a5d  rgb(136, 138, 93)  hsl(63, 19%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8a5f5d  rgb(138, 95, 93)  hsl(3, 19%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#5d8a5f  rgb(93, 138, 95)  hsl(123, 19%, 45%)  Sea Green