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#736799

#736799 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#736799 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 40.39% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.84% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 254.4°, with 19.69% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 9.28.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1565

Complementary

  1. #736799
  2. #8d9967

Split complementary

  1. #736799
  2. #998c67
  3. #749967

Analogous

  1. #677499
  2. #736799
  3. #8c6799

Triadic

  1. #736799
  2. #997367
  3. #679973

Tetradic

  1. #736799
  2. #99678d
  3. #8d9967
  4. #679973

Square

  1. #736799
  2. #996774
  3. #8d9967
  4. #67998c

Monochromatic

  1. #2e293e
  2. #51486b
  3. #736799
  4. #9d95b8
  5. #c7c3d6

Shades

#736799 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #736799
  2. #685d8a
  3. #5c527a
  4. #51486b
  5. #453e5c
  6. #3a344d
  7. #2e293d
  8. #231f2e
  9. #17151f
  10. #0c0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#736799 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #736799
  2. #8176a3
  3. #8f85ad
  4. #9d95b8
  5. #aba4c2
  6. #b9b3cc
  7. #c7c2d6
  8. #d5d1e0
  9. #e3e1eb
  10. #f1f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#736799 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #736799
  2. #746a97
  3. #766c94
  4. #776f92
  5. #78718f
  6. #7a748d
  7. #7b768a
  8. #7c7988
  9. #7d7b85
  10. #7f7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #706b81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6f9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6d98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b6f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656c9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666b98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e6c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-736799 {
  color: #736799;
}
Background
.bg-736799 {
  background-color: #736799;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-736799 {
  border: 2px solid #736799;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #736799;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 103 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 20% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-736799 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #736799, #8c6799);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-736799 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 103 153 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.81 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.36 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 12.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 13.16 #8c9866 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#736799  rgb(115, 103, 153)  hsl(254, 20%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#8d9967  rgb(141, 153, 103)  hsl(74, 20%, 50%)  Moss Green
#997367  rgb(153, 115, 103)  hsl(14, 20%, 50%)  Beaver
#679973  rgb(103, 153, 115)  hsl(134, 20%, 50%)  Sea Green