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#755DCD

#755dcd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#755dcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 36.47% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.93% cyan, 54.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 252.86°, with 52.83% saturation and 58.43% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1602

Complementary

  1. #755dcd
  2. #b5cd5d

Split complementary

  1. #755dcd
  2. #cdad5d
  3. #7dcd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d7dcd
  2. #755dcd
  3. #ad5dcd

Triadic

  1. #755dcd
  2. #cd755d
  3. #5dcd75

Tetradic

  1. #755dcd
  2. #cd5db5
  3. #b5cd5d
  4. #5dcd75

Square

  1. #755dcd
  2. #cd5d7d
  3. #b5cd5d
  4. #5dcdad

Monochromatic

  1. #33226f
  2. #4d34a9
  3. #755dcd
  4. #a797df
  5. #d9d2f1

Shades

#755dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755dcd
  2. #6954b9
  3. #5e4aa4
  4. #524190
  5. #46387b
  6. #3b2f67
  7. #2f2552
  8. #231c3e
  9. #171329
  10. #0c0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#755dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755dcd
  2. #836dd2
  3. #917dd7
  4. #9e8edc
  5. #ac9ee1
  6. #baaee6
  7. #c8beeb
  8. #d6cef0
  9. #e3dff5
  10. #f1effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755dcd
  2. #7661c5
  3. #7764be
  4. #7868b6
  5. #796bae
  6. #7b6fa7
  7. #7c729f
  8. #7d7697
  9. #7e798f
  10. #7f7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72699e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2472d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #276dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b758c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #516acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5267cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755dcd {
  color: #755dcd;
}
Background
.bg-755dcd {
  background-color: #755dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755dcd {
  border: 2px solid #755dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 93 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755dcd, #ad5dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 93 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.40 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.00 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.08 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.30 #8aa232 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#755dcd  rgb(117, 93, 205)  hsl(253, 53%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b5cd5d  rgb(181, 205, 93)  hsl(73, 53%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd755d  rgb(205, 117, 93)  hsl(13, 53%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5dcd75  rgb(93, 205, 117)  hsl(133, 53%, 58%)  Emerald