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#705CB2

#705cb2 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705cb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 36.08% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.08% cyan, 48.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 253.95°, with 35.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1431

Complementary

  1. #705cb2
  2. #9eb25c

Split complementary

  1. #705cb2
  2. #b29b5c
  3. #73b25c

Analogous

  1. #5c73b2
  2. #705cb2
  3. #9b5cb2

Triadic

  1. #705cb2
  2. #b2705c
  3. #5cb270

Tetradic

  1. #705cb2
  2. #b25c9e
  3. #9eb25c
  4. #5cb270

Square

  1. #705cb2
  2. #b25c73
  3. #9eb25c
  4. #5cb29b

Monochromatic

  1. #2f264f
  2. #4e3e83
  3. #705cb2
  4. #9e90cb
  5. #cbc4e3

Shades

#705cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705cb2
  2. #6553a0
  3. #5a4a8e
  4. #4e407d
  5. #43376b
  6. #382e59
  7. #2d2547
  8. #221c35
  9. #161224
  10. #0b0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#705cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705cb2
  2. #7e6cba
  3. #8d7dc1
  4. #9b8dc9
  5. #a99dd1
  6. #b8aed9
  7. #c6bee0
  8. #d4cee8
  9. #e2def0
  10. #f1eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705cb2
  2. #7260ad
  3. #7363a8
  4. #7567a3
  5. #766a9e
  6. #786e99
  7. #7a7294
  8. #7b758f
  9. #7d798a
  10. #7e7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c648c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d6bb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f68b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f6d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5665b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5763b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705cb2 {
  color: #705cb2;
}
Background
.bg-705cb2 {
  background-color: #705cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #705cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 92 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 36% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705cb2, #9b5cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 92 178 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.53 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.90 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.49 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.13 #8fa34d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#705cb2  rgb(112, 92, 178)  hsl(254, 36%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#9eb25c  rgb(158, 178, 92)  hsl(74, 36%, 53%)  Olivine
#b2705c  rgb(178, 112, 92)  hsl(14, 36%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#5cb270  rgb(92, 178, 112)  hsl(134, 36%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green