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#7859CD

#7859cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7859cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.46% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 256.03°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.1555

Complementary

  1. #7859cd
  2. #aecd59

Split complementary

  1. #7859cd
  2. #cdb259
  3. #74cd59

Analogous

  1. #5974cd
  2. #7859cd
  3. #b259cd

Triadic

  1. #7859cd
  2. #cd7859
  3. #59cd78

Tetradic

  1. #7859cd
  2. #cd59ae
  3. #aecd59
  4. #59cd78

Square

  1. #7859cd
  2. #cd5974
  3. #aecd59
  4. #59cdb2

Monochromatic

  1. #35216c
  2. #5232a7
  3. #7859cd
  4. #a894df
  5. #d8cff0

Shades

#7859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7859cd
  2. #6c50b9
  3. #6047a4
  4. #543e90
  5. #48357b
  6. #3c2d67
  7. #302452
  8. #241b3e
  9. #181229
  10. #0c0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#7859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7859cd
  2. #866ad2
  3. #937ad7
  4. #a18bdc
  5. #ae9be1
  6. #bcace6
  7. #c9bdeb
  8. #d7cdf0
  9. #e4def5
  10. #f2eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7859cd
  2. #795dc5
  3. #7a61be
  4. #7a65b6
  5. #7b69ae
  6. #7c6da7
  7. #7d709f
  8. #7e7497
  9. #7e788f
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72669d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1770d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #226cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61728a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5067cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5265cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b69a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7859cd {
  color: #7859cd;
}
Background
.bg-7859cd {
  background-color: #7859cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7859cd {
  border: 2px solid #7859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7859cd, #b259cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.81 #87a632 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7859cd  rgb(120, 89, 205)  hsl(256, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#aecd59  rgb(174, 205, 89)  hsl(76, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd7859  rgb(205, 120, 89)  hsl(16, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#59cd78  rgb(89, 205, 120)  hsl(136, 54%, 58%)  Emerald