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#655C8A

#655c8a ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#655c8a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 36.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.81% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 251.74°, with 20% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 9.28.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1226

Complementary

  1. #655c8a
  2. #818a5c

Split complementary

  1. #655c8a
  2. #8a7c5c
  3. #6a8a5c

Analogous

  1. #5c6a8a
  2. #655c8a
  3. #7c5c8a

Triadic

  1. #655c8a
  2. #8a655c
  3. #5c8a65

Tetradic

  1. #655c8a
  2. #8a5c81
  3. #818a5c
  4. #5c8a65

Square

  1. #655c8a
  2. #8a5c6a
  3. #818a5c
  4. #5c8a7c

Monochromatic

  1. #221f2e
  2. #433d5c
  3. #655c8a
  4. #8d85ae
  5. #b8b3cc

Shades

#655c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #655c8a
  2. #5b537c
  3. #514a6e
  4. #474061
  5. #3d3753
  6. #332e45
  7. #282537
  8. #1e1c29
  9. #14121c
  10. #0a090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#655c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #655c8a
  2. #746c96
  3. #847da1
  4. #938dad
  5. #a39db9
  6. #b2aec5
  7. #c1bed0
  8. #d1cedc
  9. #e0dee8
  10. #f0eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#655c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #655c8a
  2. #686089
  3. #6a6388
  4. #6d6787
  5. #706a86
  6. #736e85
  7. #757284
  8. #787583
  9. #7b7982
  10. #7d7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636074 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50638c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d646d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #59608b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a5f89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #606179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-655c8a {
  color: #655c8a;
}
Background
.bg-655c8a {
  background-color: #655c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-655c8a {
  border: 2px solid #655c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #655c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 92 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 20% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-655c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #655c8a, #7c5c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-655c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 92 138 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.28 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.80 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.78 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 13.99 #9aa375 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#655c8a  rgb(101, 92, 138)  hsl(252, 20%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#818a5c  rgb(129, 138, 92)  hsl(72, 20%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8a655c  rgb(138, 101, 92)  hsl(12, 20%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#5c8a65  rgb(92, 138, 101)  hsl(132, 20%, 45%)  Sea Green