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#7253BF

#7253bf ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7253bf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 32.55% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.31% cyan, 56.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 257.22°, with 45.76% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #7253bf
  2. #a0bf53

Split complementary

  1. #7253bf
  2. #bfa853
  3. #6abf53

Analogous

  1. #536abf
  2. #7253bf
  3. #a853bf

Triadic

  1. #7253bf
  2. #bf7253
  3. #53bf72

Tetradic

  1. #7253bf
  2. #bf53a0
  3. #a0bf53
  4. #53bf72

Square

  1. #7253bf
  2. #bf536a
  3. #a0bf53
  4. #53bfa8

Monochromatic

  1. #312158
  2. #503690
  3. #7253bf
  4. #a08bd4
  5. #cdc3e8

Shades

#7253bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7253bf
  2. #674bac
  3. #5b4299
  4. #503a86
  5. #443273
  6. #392a60
  7. #2e214c
  8. #221939
  9. #171126
  10. #0b0813
  11. #000000

Tints

#7253bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7253bf
  2. #8064c5
  3. #8e75cc
  4. #9c87d2
  5. #aa98d9
  6. #b9a9df
  7. #c7bae5
  8. #d5cbec
  9. #e3ddf2
  10. #f1eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7253bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7253bf
  2. #7358b9
  3. #755cb2
  4. #7661ac
  5. #7865a6
  6. #796aa0
  7. #7a6e99
  8. #7c7393
  9. #7d778d
  10. #7f7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1968c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2465bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e6a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d60c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f5ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66629e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7253bf {
  color: #7253bf;
}
Background
.bg-7253bf {
  background-color: #7253bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7253bf {
  border: 2px solid #7253bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7253bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 83 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7253bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7253bf, #a853bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7253bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 83 191 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.66 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.22 #8dac40 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7253bf  rgb(114, 83, 191)  hsl(257, 46%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#a0bf53  rgb(160, 191, 83)  hsl(77, 46%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#bf7253  rgb(191, 114, 83)  hsl(17, 46%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#53bf72  rgb(83, 191, 114)  hsl(137, 46%, 54%)  Emerald