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#755C8A

#755c8a ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#755c8a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 36.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.22% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 272.61°, with 20% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 8.86.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #755c8a
  2. #718a5c

Split complementary

  1. #755c8a
  2. #888a5c
  3. #5c8a5e

Analogous

  1. #5e5c8a
  2. #755c8a
  3. #8a5c88

Triadic

  1. #755c8a
  2. #8a755c
  3. #5c8a75

Tetradic

  1. #755c8a
  2. #8a5c71
  3. #718a5c
  4. #5c8a75

Square

  1. #755c8a
  2. #8a5e5c
  3. #718a5c
  4. #5c888a

Monochromatic

  1. #271f2e
  2. #4e3d5c
  3. #755c8a
  4. #9b85ae
  5. #c1b3cc

Shades

#755c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755c8a
  2. #69537c
  3. #5e4a6e
  4. #524061
  5. #463753
  6. #3b2e45
  7. #2f2537
  8. #231c29
  9. #17121c
  10. #0c090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#755c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755c8a
  2. #836c96
  3. #917da1
  4. #9e8dad
  5. #ac9db9
  6. #baaec5
  7. #c8bed0
  8. #d6cedc
  9. #e3dee8
  10. #f1eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755c8a
  2. #766089
  3. #776388
  4. #786787
  5. #796a86
  6. #7b6e85
  7. #7c7284
  8. #7d7583
  9. #7e7982
  10. #7f7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54658c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72626d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #63618b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #736079 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755c8a {
  color: #755c8a;
}
Background
.bg-755c8a {
  background-color: #755c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755c8a {
  border: 2px solid #755c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 92 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 20% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755c8a, #8a5c88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 92 138 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.86 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.88 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.20 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 12.13 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.64 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.21 #8aa375 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#755c8a  rgb(117, 92, 138)  hsl(273, 20%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#718a5c  rgb(113, 138, 92)  hsl(93, 20%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8a755c  rgb(138, 117, 92)  hsl(33, 20%, 45%)  Raw Umber
#5c8a75  rgb(92, 138, 117)  hsl(153, 20%, 45%)  Viridian