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#7B59CD

#7b59cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7b59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.24% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 257.59°, 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1576

Complementary

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #abcd59

Split complementary

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #cdb559
  3. #71cd59

Analogous

  1. #5971cd
  2. #7b59cd
  3. #b559cd

Triadic

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #cd7b59
  3. #59cd7b

Tetradic

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #cd59ab
  3. #abcd59
  4. #59cd7b

Square

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #cd5971
  3. #abcd59
  4. #59cdb5

Monochromatic

  1. #37216c
  2. #5532a7
  3. #7b59cd
  4. #aa94df
  5. #d9cff0

Shades

#7b59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #6f50b9
  3. #6247a4
  4. #563e90
  5. #4a357b
  6. #3e2d67
  7. #312452
  8. #251b3e
  9. #191229
  10. #0c0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #886ad2
  3. #957ad7
  4. #a38bdc
  5. #b09be1
  6. #bdace6
  7. #cabdeb
  8. #d7cdf0
  9. #e5def5
  10. #f2eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b59cd
  2. #7c5dc5
  3. #7c61be
  4. #7d65b6
  5. #7d69ae
  6. #7e6da7
  7. #7e709f
  8. #7f7497
  9. #7f788f
  10. #807c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74679d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a70d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #266dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66728a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5268cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5565cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f69a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b59cd {
  color: #7b59cd;
}
Background
.bg-7b59cd {
  background-color: #7b59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7b59cd {
  border: 2px solid #7b59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b59cd, #b559cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.34 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.37 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.47 #84a632 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7b59cd  rgb(123, 89, 205)  hsl(258, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#abcd59  rgb(171, 205, 89)  hsl(78, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd7b59  rgb(205, 123, 89)  hsl(18, 54%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#59cd7b  rgb(89, 205, 123)  hsl(138, 54%, 58%)  Emerald