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#705BA6

#705ba6 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705ba6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 35.69% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.53% cyan, 45.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 256.8°, with 29.64% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1368

Complementary

  1. #705ba6
  2. #91a65b

Split complementary

  1. #705ba6
  2. #a6955b
  3. #6ba65b

Analogous

  1. #5b6ba6
  2. #705ba6
  3. #955ba6

Triadic

  1. #705ba6
  2. #a6705b
  3. #5ba670

Tetradic

  1. #705ba6
  2. #a65b91
  3. #91a65b
  4. #5ba670

Square

  1. #705ba6
  2. #a65b6b
  3. #91a65b
  4. #5ba695

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2543
  2. #4e3f75
  3. #705ba6
  4. #9b8dc1
  5. #c6bedc

Shades

#705ba6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705ba6
  2. #655295
  3. #5a4985
  4. #4e4074
  5. #433764
  6. #382e53
  7. #2d2442
  8. #221b32
  9. #161221
  10. #0b0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#705ba6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705ba6
  2. #7e6baf
  3. #8d7cb8
  4. #9b8cc1
  5. #a99dca
  6. #b8add3
  7. #c6bddb
  8. #d4cee4
  9. #e2deed
  10. #f1eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705ba6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705ba6
  2. #725fa2
  3. #73629e
  4. #75669b
  5. #766a97
  6. #786e93
  7. #7a718f
  8. #7b758b
  9. #7d7988
  10. #7e7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4368a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4766a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #646978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5963a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a62a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69648d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705ba6 {
  color: #705ba6;
}
Background
.bg-705ba6 {
  background-color: #705ba6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705ba6 {
  border: 2px solid #705ba6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705ba6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 91 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 30% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705ba6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705ba6, #955ba6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705ba6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 91 166 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.22 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.19 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.36 #8fa459 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#705ba6  rgb(112, 91, 166)  hsl(257, 30%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#91a65b  rgb(145, 166, 91)  hsl(77, 30%, 50%)  Moss Green
#a6705b  rgb(166, 112, 91)  hsl(17, 30%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#5ba670  rgb(91, 166, 112)  hsl(137, 30%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green