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#6E72F7

#6e72f7 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e72f7 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 44.71% green and 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.47% cyan, 53.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 238.25°, with 89.54% saturation and 70% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #f7f36e

Split complementary

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #f7af6e
  3. #b6f76e

Analogous

  1. #6eb6f7
  2. #6e72f7
  3. #af6ef7

Triadic

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #f76e72
  3. #72f76e

Tetradic

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #f36ef7
  3. #f7f36e
  4. #72f76e

Square

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #f76eb6
  3. #f7f36e
  4. #6ef7af

Monochromatic

  1. #0b10c1
  2. #262bf3
  3. #6e72f7
  4. #b7b8fb
  5. #ececfe

Shades

#6e72f7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #6367de
  3. #585bc6
  4. #4d50ad
  5. #424494
  6. #37397c
  7. #2c2e63
  8. #21224a
  9. #161731
  10. #0b0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e72f7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #7d80f8
  3. #8b8ef9
  4. #9a9cf9
  5. #a8aafa
  6. #b7b9fb
  7. #c5c7fc
  8. #d4d5fd
  9. #e2e3fd
  10. #f1f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e72f7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e72f7
  2. #7073eb
  3. #7275df
  4. #7376d3
  5. #7578c7
  6. #7779bc
  7. #797ab0
  8. #7b7ca4
  9. #7c7d98
  10. #7e7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7bbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a87fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2391aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a7ffa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4378f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c85cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e72f7 {
  color: #6e72f7;
}
Background
.bg-6e72f7 {
  background-color: #6e72f7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e72f7 {
  border: 2px solid #6e72f7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e72f7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 114 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 90% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e72f7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e72f7, #af6ef7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e72f7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 114 247 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.78 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.57 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.76 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.03 #918d08 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6e72f7  rgb(110, 114, 247)  hsl(238, 90%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f7f36e  rgb(247, 243, 110)  hsl(58, 90%, 70%)  Icterine
#f76e72  rgb(247, 110, 114)  hsl(358, 90%, 70%)  Light Coral
#72f76e  rgb(114, 247, 110)  hsl(118, 90%, 70%)  Mint Green