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#656398

#656398 ≈ Royal Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656398 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 38.82% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.55% cyan, 34.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 242.26°, with 21.12% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 9.3.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #656398
  2. #969863

Split complementary

  1. #656398
  2. #988063
  3. #7c9863

Analogous

  1. #637c98
  2. #656398
  3. #806398

Triadic

  1. #656398
  2. #986563
  3. #639865

Tetradic

  1. #656398
  2. #986396
  3. #969863
  4. #639865

Square

  1. #656398
  2. #98637c
  3. #969863
  4. #639880

Monochromatic

  1. #27273b
  2. #46456a
  3. #656398
  4. #9290b7
  5. #c0bfd5

Shades

#656398 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656398
  2. #5b5989
  3. #514f7a
  4. #47456a
  5. #3d3b5b
  6. #33324c
  7. #28283d
  8. #1e1e2e
  9. #14141e
  10. #0a0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#656398 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656398
  2. #7473a2
  3. #8482ad
  4. #9392b7
  5. #a3a1c1
  6. #b2b1cc
  7. #c1c1d6
  8. #d1d0e0
  9. #e0e0ea
  10. #f0eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656398 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656398
  2. #686696
  3. #6a6993
  4. #6d6c91
  5. #706f8e
  6. #73728c
  7. #75748a
  8. #787787
  9. #7b7a85
  10. #7d7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67667e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536a9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526797 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #586d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b6799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d6985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656398 {
  color: #656398;
}
Background
.bg-656398 {
  background-color: #656398;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656398 {
  border: 2px solid #656398;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656398;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 99 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 21% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656398 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656398, #806398);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656398 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 99 152 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.30 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 12.15 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.03 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 13.05 #9a9c67 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#656398  rgb(101, 99, 152)  hsl(242, 21%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#969863  rgb(150, 152, 99)  hsl(62, 21%, 49%)  Moss Green
#986563  rgb(152, 101, 99)  hsl(2, 21%, 49%)  Copper Rose
#639865  rgb(99, 152, 101)  hsl(122, 21%, 49%)  Sea Green