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#735A8A

#735a8a ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#735a8a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 35.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 271.25°, with 21.05% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 8.27.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #735a8a
  2. #718a5a

Split complementary

  1. #735a8a
  2. #898a5a
  3. #5a8a5b

Analogous

  1. #5b5a8a
  2. #735a8a
  3. #8a5a89

Triadic

  1. #735a8a
  2. #8a735a
  3. #5a8a73

Tetradic

  1. #735a8a
  2. #8a5a71
  3. #718a5a
  4. #5a8a73

Square

  1. #735a8a
  2. #8a5b5a
  3. #718a5a
  4. #5a898a

Monochromatic

  1. #261e2d
  2. #4c3c5c
  3. #735a8a
  4. #9983ae
  5. #bfb1cc

Shades

#735a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #735a8a
  2. #68517c
  3. #5c486e
  4. #513f61
  5. #453653
  6. #3a2d45
  7. #2e2437
  8. #231b29
  9. #17121c
  10. #0c090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#735a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #735a8a
  2. #816b96
  3. #8f7ba1
  4. #9d8cad
  5. #ab9cb9
  6. #b9adc5
  7. #c7bdd0
  8. #d5cedc
  9. #e3dee8
  10. #f1eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#735a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #735a8a
  2. #745e89
  3. #766288
  4. #776587
  5. #786986
  6. #7a6d85
  7. #7b7184
  8. #7c7583
  9. #7d7882
  10. #7f7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51638c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70616c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #60608b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #636089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #715e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-735a8a {
  color: #735a8a;
}
Background
.bg-735a8a {
  background-color: #735a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-735a8a {
  border: 2px solid #735a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #735a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 90 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 21% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-735a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #735a8a, #8a5a89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-735a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 90 138 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.76 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.06 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 12.32 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.01 #8ca575 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#735a8a  rgb(115, 90, 138)  hsl(271, 21%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#718a5a  rgb(113, 138, 90)  hsl(91, 21%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8a735a  rgb(138, 115, 90)  hsl(31, 21%, 45%)  Raw Umber
#5a8a73  rgb(90, 138, 115)  hsl(151, 21%, 45%)  Viridian