Blurple Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Blurple (#5539CC), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#221155

#312297

#5539CC

#9370DB

#BCBDE4

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Praise of Shadow	`#221155`	34, 17, 85	255°, 67%, 20%	60, 80, 0, 67
Gentian Blue	`#312297`	49, 34, 151	248°, 63%, 36%	68, 77, 0, 41
Blurple	`#5539CC`	85, 57, 204	251°, 59%, 51%	58, 72, 0, 20
Matt Purple	`#9370DB`	147, 112, 219	260°, 60%, 65%	33, 49, 0, 14
Pretty Posie	`#BCBDE4`	188, 189, 228	239°, 43%, 82%	18, 17, 0, 11

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #221155 on #BCBDE4	9.02:1	AAA
Aa #312297 on #BCBDE4	6.39:1	AA
Aa #221155 on #9370DB	4.36:1	AA large
Aa #5539CC on #BCBDE4	4.06:1	AA large
Aa #312297 on #9370DB	3.09:1	AA large
Aa #221155 on #5539CC	2.22:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #221155; /* Praise of Shadow */
  --color-2: #312297; /* Gentian Blue */
  --color-3: #5539cc; /* Blurple */
  --color-4: #9370db; /* Matt Purple */
  --color-5: #bcbde4; /* Pretty Posie */
}

Other schemes from Blurple

More Medium Blue monochromatic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Blurple?

In a monochromatic scheme: Praise of Shadow (#221155), Gentian Blue (#312297), Matt Purple (#9370DB), Pretty Posie (#BCBDE4).

What is the hex code of Blurple?

#5539CC.