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#655AA2

#655aa2 ≈ Royal Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#655aa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 35.29% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 249.17°, with 28.57% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1269

Complementary

  1. #655aa2
  2. #97a25a

Split complementary

  1. #655aa2
  2. #a2895a
  3. #73a25a

Analogous

  1. #5a73a2
  2. #655aa2
  3. #895aa2

Triadic

  1. #655aa2
  2. #a2655a
  3. #5aa265

Tetradic

  1. #655aa2
  2. #a25a97
  3. #97a25a
  4. #5aa265

Square

  1. #655aa2
  2. #a25a73
  3. #97a25a
  4. #5aa289

Monochromatic

  1. #282340
  2. #463f71
  3. #655aa2
  4. #928abe
  5. #c0bbd9

Shades

#655aa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #655aa2
  2. #5b5192
  3. #514882
  4. #473f71
  5. #3d3661
  6. #332d51
  7. #282441
  8. #1e1b31
  9. #141220
  10. #0a0910
  11. #000000

Tints

#655aa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #655aa2
  2. #746bab
  3. #847bb5
  4. #938cbe
  5. #a39cc7
  6. #b2add1
  7. #c1bdda
  8. #d1cee3
  9. #e0deec
  10. #f0eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#655aa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #655aa2
  2. #685e9f
  3. #6a629b
  4. #6d6598
  5. #706994
  6. #736d91
  7. #75718e
  8. #78758a
  9. #7b7887
  10. #7d7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4165a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4162a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #556876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5261a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c638a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-655aa2 {
  color: #655aa2;
}
Background
.bg-655aa2 {
  background-color: #655aa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-655aa2 {
  border: 2px solid #655aa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #655aa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 90 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 29% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-655aa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #655aa2, #895aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-655aa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 90 162 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.28 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.14 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.78 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.11 #9aa55d Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#655aa2  rgb(101, 90, 162)  hsl(249, 29%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#97a25a  rgb(151, 162, 90)  hsl(69, 29%, 49%)  Moss Green
#a2655a  rgb(162, 101, 90)  hsl(9, 29%, 49%)  Redwood
#5aa265  rgb(90, 162, 101)  hsl(129, 29%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green