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#705ACE

#705ace ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705ace is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 35.29% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.63% cyan, 56.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 251.38°, with 54.21% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.14.

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Relative luminance0.1521

Complementary

  1. #705ace
  2. #b8ce5a

Split complementary

  1. #705ace
  2. #ceaa5a
  3. #7ece5a

Analogous

  1. #5a7ece
  2. #705ace
  3. #aa5ace

Triadic

  1. #705ace
  2. #ce705a
  3. #5ace70

Tetradic

  1. #705ace
  2. #ce5ab8
  3. #b8ce5a
  4. #5ace70

Square

  1. #705ace
  2. #ce5a7e
  3. #b8ce5a
  4. #5aceaa

Monochromatic

  1. #2f216e
  2. #4932a9
  3. #705ace
  4. #a395e0
  5. #d6d0f1

Shades

#705ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705ace
  2. #6551b9
  3. #5a48a5
  4. #4e3f90
  5. #43367c
  6. #382d67
  7. #2d2452
  8. #221b3e
  9. #161229
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#705ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705ace
  2. #7e6bd3
  3. #8d7bd8
  4. #9b8cdd
  5. #a99ce2
  6. #b8ade7
  7. #c6bdeb
  8. #d4cef0
  9. #e2def5
  10. #f1effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705ace
  2. #725ec6
  3. #7362be
  4. #7565b7
  5. #7669af
  6. #786da7
  7. #7a719f
  8. #7b7597
  9. #7d7890
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e669d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #126fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #146acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52748b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a67d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a64cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #606aaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705ace {
  color: #705ace;
}
Background
.bg-705ace {
  background-color: #705ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705ace {
  border: 2px solid #705ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 90 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705ace, #aa5ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 90 206 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.71 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.31 #8fa531 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#705ace  rgb(112, 90, 206)  hsl(251, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b8ce5a  rgb(184, 206, 90)  hsl(71, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#ce705a  rgb(206, 112, 90)  hsl(11, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5ace70  rgb(90, 206, 112)  hsl(131, 54%, 58%)  Emerald