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#6972D4

#6972d4 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6972d4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 44.71% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.47% cyan, 46.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 234.95°, with 55.44% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1979

Complementary

  1. #6972d4
  2. #d4cb69

Split complementary

  1. #6972d4
  2. #d49669
  3. #a8d469

Analogous

  1. #69a8d4
  2. #6972d4
  3. #9669d4

Triadic

  1. #6972d4
  2. #d46972
  3. #72d469

Tetradic

  1. #6972d4
  2. #cb69d4
  3. #d4cb69
  4. #72d469

Square

  1. #6972d4
  2. #d469a8
  3. #d4cb69
  4. #69d496

Monochromatic

  1. #252c7f
  2. #3641bb
  3. #6972d4
  4. #a4aae5
  5. #e0e2f6

Shades

#6972d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6972d4
  2. #5f67bf
  3. #545baa
  4. #4a5094
  5. #3f447f
  6. #35396a
  7. #2a2e55
  8. #202240
  9. #15172a
  10. #0b0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6972d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6972d4
  2. #7880d8
  3. #878edd
  4. #969ce1
  5. #a5aae5
  6. #b4b9ea
  7. #c3c7ee
  8. #d2d5f2
  9. #e1e3f6
  10. #f0f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6972d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6972d4
  2. #6b73cc
  3. #6e75c3
  4. #7076bb
  5. #7278b2
  6. #7579aa
  7. #777aa2
  8. #797c99
  9. #7b7d91
  10. #7e7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7477a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477fd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d77d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d8799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #577ad6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5275d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #527fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6972d4 {
  color: #6972d4;
}
Background
.bg-6972d4 {
  background-color: #6972d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6972d4 {
  border: 2px solid #6972d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6972d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 114 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 55% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6972d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6972d4, #9669d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6972d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 114 212 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.80 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.95 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.96 #968d2b Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6972d4  rgb(105, 114, 212)  hsl(235, 55%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d4cb69  rgb(212, 203, 105)  hsl(55, 55%, 62%)  Straw
#d46972  rgb(212, 105, 114)  hsl(355, 55%, 62%)  Indian Red
#72d469  rgb(114, 212, 105)  hsl(115, 55%, 62%)  Pastel Green