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#685B95

#685b95 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#685b95 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 35.69% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.2% cyan, 38.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 253.45°, with 24.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.126

Complementary

  1. #685b95
  2. #88955b

Split complementary

  1. #685b95
  2. #95855b
  3. #6b955b

Analogous

  1. #5b6b95
  2. #685b95
  3. #855b95

Triadic

  1. #685b95
  2. #95685b
  3. #5b9568

Tetradic

  1. #685b95
  2. #955b88
  3. #88955b
  4. #5b9568

Square

  1. #685b95
  2. #955b6b
  3. #88955b
  4. #5b9585

Monochromatic

  1. #262136
  2. #473e66
  3. #685b95
  4. #9187b6
  5. #bdb6d3

Shades

#685b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #685b95
  2. #5e5286
  3. #534977
  4. #494068
  5. #3e3759
  6. #342e4b
  7. #2a243c
  8. #1f1b2d
  9. #15121e
  10. #0a090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#685b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #685b95
  2. #776ba0
  3. #867caa
  4. #958cb5
  5. #a49dbf
  6. #b4adca
  7. #c3bdd5
  8. #d2cedf
  9. #e1deea
  10. #f0eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#685b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #685b95
  2. #6a5f93
  3. #6d6291
  4. #6f668f
  5. #726a8d
  6. #746e8b
  7. #767188
  8. #797586
  9. #7b7984
  10. #7e7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65607a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6497 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6294 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e6571 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #586196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #596094 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-685b95 {
  color: #685b95;
}
Background
.bg-685b95 {
  background-color: #685b95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-685b95 {
  border: 2px solid #685b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #685b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 91 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 24% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-685b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #685b95, #855b95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-685b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 91 149 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.28 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.75 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.96 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.34 #97a46a Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#685b95  rgb(104, 91, 149)  hsl(253, 24%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#88955b  rgb(136, 149, 91)  hsl(73, 24%, 47%)  Moss Green
#95685b  rgb(149, 104, 91)  hsl(13, 24%, 47%)  Copper Rose
#5b9568  rgb(91, 149, 104)  hsl(133, 24%, 47%)  Sea Green