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#7255CD

#7255cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7255cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 254.5°, with 54.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1448

Complementary

  1. #7255cd
  2. #b0cd55

Split complementary

  1. #7255cd
  2. #cdae55
  3. #74cd55

Analogous

  1. #5574cd
  2. #7255cd
  3. #ae55cd

Triadic

  1. #7255cd
  2. #cd7255
  3. #55cd72

Tetradic

  1. #7255cd
  2. #cd55b0
  3. #b0cd55
  4. #55cd72

Square

  1. #7255cd
  2. #cd5574
  3. #b0cd55
  4. #55cdae

Monochromatic

  1. #311f6a
  2. #4d31a5
  3. #7255cd
  4. #a390de
  5. #d4cbf0

Shades

#7255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7255cd
  2. #674db9
  3. #5b44a4
  4. #503c90
  5. #44337b
  6. #392b67
  7. #2e2252
  8. #221a3e
  9. #171129
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#7255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7255cd
  2. #8066d2
  3. #8e77d7
  4. #9c88dc
  5. #aa99e1
  6. #b9aae6
  7. #c7bbeb
  8. #d5ccf0
  9. #e3ddf5
  10. #f1eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7255cd
  2. #7359c5
  3. #755ebe
  4. #7662b6
  5. #7866ae
  6. #796ba7
  7. #7a6f9f
  8. #7c7397
  9. #7d778f
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d629c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0368ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #577089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4864cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a61cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6366a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7255cd {
  color: #7255cd;
}
Background
.bg-7255cd {
  background-color: #7255cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7255cd {
  border: 2px solid #7255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7255cd, #ae55cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.22 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.71 #8daa32 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7255cd  rgb(114, 85, 205)  hsl(255, 55%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#b0cd55  rgb(176, 205, 85)  hsl(75, 55%, 57%)  June Bud
#cd7255  rgb(205, 114, 85)  hsl(15, 55%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#55cd72  rgb(85, 205, 114)  hsl(135, 55%, 57%)  Emerald