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#7253CD

#7253cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7253cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 59.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.25°, with 54.95% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #7253cd
  2. #aecd53

Split complementary

  1. #7253cd
  2. #cdaf53
  3. #71cd53

Analogous

  1. #5371cd
  2. #7253cd
  3. #af53cd

Triadic

  1. #7253cd
  2. #cd7253
  3. #53cd72

Tetradic

  1. #7253cd
  2. #cd53ae
  3. #aecd53
  4. #53cd72

Square

  1. #7253cd
  2. #cd5371
  3. #aecd53
  4. #53cdaf

Monochromatic

  1. #311e69
  2. #4d30a4
  3. #7253cd
  4. #a38ede
  5. #d3caef

Shades

#7253cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7253cd
  2. #674bb9
  3. #5b42a4
  4. #503a90
  5. #44327b
  6. #392a67
  7. #2e2152
  8. #22193e
  9. #171129
  10. #0b0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#7253cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7253cd
  2. #8064d2
  3. #8e75d7
  4. #9c87dc
  5. #aa98e1
  6. #b9a9e6
  7. #c7baeb
  8. #d5cbf0
  9. #e3ddf5
  10. #f1eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7253cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7253cd
  2. #7358c5
  3. #755cbe
  4. #7661b6
  5. #7865ae
  6. #796aa7
  7. #7a6e9f
  8. #7c7397
  9. #7d778f
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d619b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #576e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4762cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #485fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6365a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7253cd {
  color: #7253cd;
}
Background
.bg-7253cd {
  background-color: #7253cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7253cd {
  border: 2px solid #7253cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7253cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 83 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7253cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7253cd, #af53cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7253cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 83 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.66 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.73 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.21 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.96 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.23 #8dac32 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7253cd  rgb(114, 83, 205)  hsl(255, 55%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#aecd53  rgb(174, 205, 83)  hsl(75, 55%, 56%)  June Bud
#cd7253  rgb(205, 114, 83)  hsl(15, 55%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#53cd72  rgb(83, 205, 114)  hsl(135, 55%, 56%)  Emerald