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#705B8A

#705b8a ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#705b8a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 35.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.84% cyan, 34.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 266.81°, with 20.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 8.49.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1276

Complementary

  1. #705b8a
  2. #758a5b

Split complementary

  1. #705b8a
  2. #8a875b
  3. #5d8a5b

Analogous

  1. #5b5d8a
  2. #705b8a
  3. #875b8a

Triadic

  1. #705b8a
  2. #8a705b
  3. #5b8a70

Tetradic

  1. #705b8a
  2. #8a5b75
  3. #758a5b
  4. #5b8a70

Square

  1. #705b8a
  2. #8a5b5d
  3. #758a5b
  4. #5b8a87

Monochromatic

  1. #251e2e
  2. #4b3d5c
  3. #705b8a
  4. #9784ae
  5. #beb2cc

Shades

#705b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705b8a
  2. #65527c
  3. #5a496e
  4. #4e4061
  5. #433753
  6. #382e45
  7. #2d2437
  8. #221b29
  9. #16121c
  10. #0b090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#705b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705b8a
  2. #7e6b96
  3. #8d7ca1
  4. #9b8cad
  5. #a99db9
  6. #b8adc5
  7. #c6bdd0
  8. #d4cedc
  9. #e2dee8
  10. #f1eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705b8a
  2. #725f89
  3. #736288
  4. #756687
  5. #766a86
  6. #786e85
  7. #7a7184
  8. #7b7583
  9. #7d7982
  10. #7e7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51638c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c626c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f608b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e5f79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705b8a {
  color: #705b8a;
}
Background
.bg-705b8a {
  background-color: #705b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705b8a {
  border: 2px solid #705b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 91 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 21% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705b8a, #875b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 91 138 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.49 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.77 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.79 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.98 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.08 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 13.14 #8fa475 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#705b8a  rgb(112, 91, 138)  hsl(267, 21%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#758a5b  rgb(117, 138, 91)  hsl(87, 21%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8a705b  rgb(138, 112, 91)  hsl(27, 21%, 45%)  Raw Umber
#5b8a70  rgb(91, 138, 112)  hsl(147, 21%, 45%)  Viridian