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#8059CD

#8059cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8059cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.56% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 260.17°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1614

Complementary

  1. #8059cd
  2. #a6cd59

Split complementary

  1. #8059cd
  2. #cdba59
  3. #6ccd59

Analogous

  1. #596ccd
  2. #8059cd
  3. #ba59cd

Triadic

  1. #8059cd
  2. #cd8059
  3. #59cd80

Tetradic

  1. #8059cd
  2. #cd59a6
  3. #a6cd59
  4. #59cd80

Square

  1. #8059cd
  2. #cd596c
  3. #a6cd59
  4. #59cdba

Monochromatic

  1. #3a216c
  2. #5a32a7
  3. #8059cd
  4. #ad94df
  5. #dacff0

Shades

#8059cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8059cd
  2. #7350b9
  3. #6647a4
  4. #5a3e90
  5. #4d357b
  6. #402d67
  7. #332452
  8. #261b3e
  9. #1a1229
  10. #0d0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8059cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8059cd
  2. #8d6ad2
  3. #997ad7
  4. #a68bdc
  5. #b39be1
  6. #c0ace6
  7. #ccbdeb
  8. #d9cdf0
  9. #e6def5
  10. #f2eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8059cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8059cd
  2. #805dc5
  3. #8061be
  4. #8065b6
  5. #8069ae
  6. #806da7
  7. #80709f
  8. #807497
  9. #80788f
  10. #807c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77679e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e71d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d6eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d718a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5668cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a66cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7568a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8059cd {
  color: #8059cd;
}
Background
.bg-8059cd {
  background-color: #8059cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8059cd {
  border: 2px solid #8059cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8059cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8059cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8059cd, #ba59cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8059cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.34 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.96 #7fa632 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#8059cd  rgb(128, 89, 205)  hsl(260, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#a6cd59  rgb(166, 205, 89)  hsl(80, 54%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8059  rgb(205, 128, 89)  hsl(20, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#59cd80  rgb(89, 205, 128)  hsl(140, 54%, 58%)  Emerald