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#8553DB

#8553db ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8553db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 32.55% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.27% cyan, 62.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 262.06°, with 65.38% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1629

Complementary

  1. #8553db
  2. #a9db53

Split complementary

  1. #8553db
  2. #dbc953
  3. #65db53

Analogous

  1. #5365db
  2. #8553db
  3. #c953db

Triadic

  1. #8553db
  2. #db8553
  3. #53db85

Tetradic

  1. #8553db
  2. #db53a9
  3. #a9db53
  4. #53db85

Square

  1. #8553db
  2. #db5365
  3. #a9db53
  4. #53dbc9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1a7b
  2. #5d27ba
  3. #8553db
  4. #b292e8
  5. #dfd2f5

Shades

#8553db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8553db
  2. #784bc5
  3. #6a42af
  4. #5d3a99
  5. #503283
  6. #432a6e
  7. #352158
  8. #281942
  9. #1b112c
  10. #0d0816
  11. #000000

Tints

#8553db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8553db
  2. #9164df
  3. #9d75e2
  4. #aa87e6
  5. #b698e9
  6. #c2a9ed
  7. #cebaf1
  8. #dacbf4
  9. #e7ddf8
  10. #f3eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8553db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8553db
  2. #8558d2
  3. #845cc9
  4. #8461c0
  5. #8365b7
  6. #836aae
  7. #826ea4
  8. #82739b
  9. #817792
  10. #817c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7966a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70718f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5166de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5665d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7967b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8553db {
  color: #8553db;
}
Background
.bg-8553db {
  background-color: #8553db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8553db {
  border: 2px solid #8553db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8553db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 83 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8553db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8553db, #c953db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8553db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 83 219 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.35 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.65 #7aac24 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#8553db  rgb(133, 83, 219)  hsl(262, 65%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#a9db53  rgb(169, 219, 83)  hsl(82, 65%, 59%)  June Bud
#db8553  rgb(219, 133, 83)  hsl(22, 65%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#53db85  rgb(83, 219, 133)  hsl(142, 65%, 59%)  Emerald