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#7959CD

#7959cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7959cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.98% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 256.55°, 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #7959cd
  2. #adcd59

Split complementary

  1. #7959cd
  2. #cdb359
  3. #73cd59

Analogous

  1. #5973cd
  2. #7959cd
  3. #b359cd

Triadic

  1. #7959cd
  2. #cd7959
  3. #59cd79

Tetradic

  1. #7959cd
  2. #cd59ad
  3. #adcd59
  4. #59cd79

Square

  1. #7959cd
  2. #cd5973
  3. #adcd59
  4. #59cdb3

Monochromatic

  1. #36216c
  2. #5332a7
  3. #7959cd
  4. #a894df
  5. #d8cff0

Shades

#7959cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7959cd
  2. #6d50b9
  3. #6147a4
  4. #553e90
  5. #49357b
  6. #3d2d67
  7. #302452
  8. #241b3e
  9. #181229
  10. #0c0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#7959cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7959cd
  2. #866ad2
  3. #947ad7
  4. #a18bdc
  5. #af9be1
  6. #bcace6
  7. #c9bdeb
  8. #d7cdf0
  9. #e4def5
  10. #f2eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7959cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7959cd
  2. #7a5dc5
  3. #7a61be
  4. #7b65b6
  5. #7c69ae
  6. #7d6da7
  7. #7d709f
  8. #7e7497
  9. #7f788f
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73669d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1870d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #236cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62728a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5167cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5365cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c69a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7959cd {
  color: #7959cd;
}
Background
.bg-7959cd {
  background-color: #7959cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7959cd {
  border: 2px solid #7959cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7959cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7959cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7959cd, #b359cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7959cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.02 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.55 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.83 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.69 #86a632 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7959cd  rgb(121, 89, 205)  hsl(257, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#adcd59  rgb(173, 205, 89)  hsl(77, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd7959  rgb(205, 121, 89)  hsl(17, 54%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#59cd79  rgb(89, 205, 121)  hsl(137, 54%, 58%)  Emerald