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#835A99

#835a99 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#835a99 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 35.29% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.38% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 279.05°, with 25.93% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #835a99
  2. #70995a

Split complementary

  1. #835a99
  2. #90995a
  3. #5a9964

Analogous

  1. #645a99
  2. #835a99
  3. #995a90

Triadic

  1. #835a99
  2. #99835a
  3. #5a9983

Tetradic

  1. #835a99
  2. #995a70
  3. #70995a
  4. #5a9983

Square

  1. #835a99
  2. #99645a
  3. #70995a
  4. #5a9099

Monochromatic

  1. #312139
  2. #5a3e69
  3. #835a99
  4. #a787b8
  5. #cab7d5

Shades

#835a99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #835a99
  2. #76518a
  3. #69487a
  4. #5c3f6b
  5. #4f365c
  6. #422d4d
  7. #34243d
  8. #271b2e
  9. #1a121f
  10. #0d090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#835a99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #835a99
  2. #8f6ba3
  3. #9c7bad
  4. #a88cb8
  5. #b59cc2
  6. #c1adcc
  7. #cdbdd6
  8. #dacee0
  9. #e6deeb
  10. #f3eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#835a99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #835a99
  2. #835e97
  3. #826294
  4. #826592
  5. #82698f
  6. #826d8d
  7. #81718a
  8. #817588
  9. #817885
  10. #807c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #756480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e689b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596b97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #816372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67639a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6598 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #825f83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-835a99 {
  color: #835a99;
}
Background
.bg-835a99 {
  background-color: #835a99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-835a99 {
  border: 2px solid #835a99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #835a99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 90 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 26% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-835a99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #835a99, #995a90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-835a99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 90 153 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.67 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.30 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.88 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.20 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.22 #7ca566 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#835a99  rgb(131, 90, 153)  hsl(279, 26%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#70995a  rgb(112, 153, 90)  hsl(99, 26%, 48%)  Asparagus
#99835a  rgb(153, 131, 90)  hsl(39, 26%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#5a9983  rgb(90, 153, 131)  hsl(159, 26%, 48%)  Persian Green