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#795EB4

#795eb4 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#795eb4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 36.86% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.78% cyan, 47.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 258.84°, with 36.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #795eb4
  2. #99b45e

Split complementary

  1. #795eb4
  2. #b4a45e
  3. #6eb45e

Analogous

  1. #5e6eb4
  2. #795eb4
  3. #a45eb4

Triadic

  1. #795eb4
  2. #b4795e
  3. #5eb479

Tetradic

  1. #795eb4
  2. #b45e99
  3. #99b45e
  4. #5eb479

Square

  1. #795eb4
  2. #b45e6e
  3. #99b45e
  4. #5eb4a4

Monochromatic

  1. #342653
  2. #553f87
  3. #795eb4
  4. #a492cc
  5. #d0c6e5

Shades

#795eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #795eb4
  2. #6d55a2
  3. #614b90
  4. #55427e
  5. #49386c
  6. #3d2f5a
  7. #302648
  8. #241c36
  9. #181324
  10. #0c0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#795eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #795eb4
  2. #866ebc
  3. #947ec3
  4. #a18ecb
  5. #af9ed2
  6. #bcafda
  7. #c9bfe1
  8. #d7cfe9
  9. #e4dff0
  10. #f2eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#795eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #795eb4
  2. #7a61af
  3. #7a65aa
  4. #7b68a4
  5. #7c6c9f
  6. #7d6f9a
  7. #7d7295
  8. #7e7690
  9. #7f798a
  10. #7f7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72678f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #416eb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476cb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c6e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d68b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f67b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #716898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-795eb4 {
  color: #795eb4;
}
Background
.bg-795eb4 {
  background-color: #795eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-795eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #795eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #795eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 94 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 36% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-795eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #795eb4, #a45eb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-795eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 94 180 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.61 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.88 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.29 #86a14b Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#795eb4  rgb(121, 94, 180)  hsl(259, 36%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#99b45e  rgb(153, 180, 94)  hsl(79, 36%, 54%)  Olivine
#b4795e  rgb(180, 121, 94)  hsl(19, 36%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#5eb479  rgb(94, 180, 121)  hsl(139, 36%, 54%)  Medium Sea Green