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#7253CA

#7253ca ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7253ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.56% cyan, 58.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 255.63°, with 52.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #7253ca
  2. #abca53

Split complementary

  1. #7253ca
  2. #caad53
  3. #6fca53

Analogous

  1. #536fca
  2. #7253ca
  3. #ad53ca

Triadic

  1. #7253ca
  2. #ca7253
  3. #53ca72

Tetradic

  1. #7253ca
  2. #ca53ab
  3. #abca53
  4. #53ca72

Square

  1. #7253ca
  2. #ca536f
  3. #abca53
  4. #53caad

Monochromatic

  1. #311f65
  2. #4e319f
  3. #7253ca
  4. #a28ddc
  5. #d2c8ee

Shades

#7253ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7253ca
  2. #674bb6
  3. #5b42a2
  4. #503a8d
  5. #443279
  6. #392a65
  7. #2e2151
  8. #22193d
  9. #171128
  10. #0b0814
  11. #000000

Tints

#7253ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7253ca
  2. #8064cf
  3. #8e75d5
  4. #9c87da
  5. #aa98df
  6. #b9a9e5
  7. #c7baea
  8. #d5cbef
  9. #e3ddf4
  10. #f1eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7253ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7253ca
  2. #7358c3
  3. #755cbb
  4. #7661b4
  5. #7865ac
  6. #796aa5
  7. #7a6e9e
  8. #7c7396
  9. #7d778f
  10. #7f7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d6199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0566c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #596e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4862cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a5fc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6464a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7253ca {
  color: #7253ca;
}
Background
.bg-7253ca {
  background-color: #7253ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7253ca {
  border: 2px solid #7253ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7253ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 83 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7253ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7253ca, #ad53ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7253ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 83 202 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.35 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.50 #8dac35 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7253ca  rgb(114, 83, 202)  hsl(256, 53%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#abca53  rgb(171, 202, 83)  hsl(76, 53%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#ca7253  rgb(202, 114, 83)  hsl(16, 53%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#53ca72  rgb(83, 202, 114)  hsl(136, 53%, 56%)  Emerald