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#755EB3

#755eb3 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#755eb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 36.86% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.64% cyan, 47.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 256.24°, with 35.86% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1504

Complementary

  1. #755eb3
  2. #9cb35e

Split complementary

  1. #755eb3
  2. #b3a05e
  3. #71b35e

Analogous

  1. #5e71b3
  2. #755eb3
  3. #a05eb3

Triadic

  1. #755eb3
  2. #b3755e
  3. #5eb375

Tetradic

  1. #755eb3
  2. #b35e9c
  3. #9cb35e
  4. #5eb375

Square

  1. #755eb3
  2. #b35e71
  3. #9cb35e
  4. #5eb3a0

Monochromatic

  1. #322652
  2. #523f85
  3. #755eb3
  4. #a292cc
  5. #cec6e4

Shades

#755eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755eb3
  2. #6955a1
  3. #5e4b8f
  4. #52427d
  5. #46386b
  6. #3b2f5a
  7. #2f2648
  8. #231c36
  9. #171324
  10. #0c0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#755eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755eb3
  2. #836ebb
  3. #917ec2
  4. #9e8eca
  5. #ac9ed1
  6. #baafd9
  7. #c8bfe1
  8. #d6cfe8
  9. #e3dff0
  10. #f1eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755eb3
  2. #7661ae
  3. #7765a9
  4. #7868a4
  5. #796c9f
  6. #7b6f9a
  7. #7c7294
  8. #7d768f
  9. #7e798a
  10. #7f7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70678e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #416db6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #666e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a67b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c66b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d6897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755eb3 {
  color: #755eb3;
}
Background
.bg-755eb3 {
  background-color: #755eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #755eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 94 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 36% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755eb3, #a05eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 94 179 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.42 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.39 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.78 #8aa14c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#755eb3  rgb(117, 94, 179)  hsl(256, 36%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#9cb35e  rgb(156, 179, 94)  hsl(76, 36%, 54%)  Olivine
#b3755e  rgb(179, 117, 94)  hsl(16, 36%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#5eb375  rgb(94, 179, 117)  hsl(136, 36%, 54%)  Medium Sea Green