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#6972F2

#6972f2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6972f2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 44.71% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.61% cyan, 52.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 236.06°, with 84.05% saturation and 68.04% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2145

Complementary

  1. #6972f2
  2. #f2e969

Split complementary

  1. #6972f2
  2. #f2a569
  3. #b6f269

Analogous

  1. #69b6f2
  2. #6972f2
  3. #a569f2

Triadic

  1. #6972f2
  2. #f26972
  3. #72f269

Tetradic

  1. #6972f2
  2. #e969f2
  3. #f2e969
  4. #72f269

Square

  1. #6972f2
  2. #f269b6
  3. #f2e969
  4. #69f2a5

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1ab3
  2. #2330ec
  3. #6972f2
  4. #afb4f8
  5. #ecedfd

Shades

#6972f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6972f2
  2. #5f67da
  3. #545bc2
  4. #4a50a9
  5. #3f4491
  6. #353979
  7. #2a2e61
  8. #202249
  9. #151730
  10. #0b0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6972f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6972f2
  2. #7880f3
  3. #878ef5
  4. #969cf6
  5. #a5aaf7
  6. #b4b9f9
  7. #c3c7fa
  8. #d2d5fb
  9. #e1e3fc
  10. #f0f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6972f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6972f2
  2. #6b73e7
  3. #6e75db
  4. #7076d0
  5. #7278c4
  6. #7579b9
  7. #777aae
  8. #797ca2
  9. #7b7d97
  10. #7e7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777ab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2386f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007aef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #118fa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497ef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4177f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4585c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6972f2 {
  color: #6972f2;
}
Background
.bg-6972f2 {
  background-color: #6972f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6972f2 {
  border: 2px solid #6972f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6972f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 114 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 84% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6972f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6972f2, #a569f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6972f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 114 242 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.78 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.27 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.58 #968d0d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6972f2  rgb(105, 114, 242)  hsl(236, 84%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f2e969  rgb(242, 233, 105)  hsl(56, 84%, 68%)  Icterine
#f26972  rgb(242, 105, 114)  hsl(356, 84%, 68%)  Light Coral
#72f269  rgb(114, 242, 105)  hsl(116, 84%, 68%)  Light Green