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#705ADE

#705ade ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#705ade is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 35.29% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.55% cyan, 59.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 66.67% saturation and 61.18% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #705ade
  2. #c8de5a

Split complementary

  1. #705ade
  2. #deb25a
  3. #86de5a

Analogous

  1. #5a86de
  2. #705ade
  3. #b25ade

Triadic

  1. #705ade
  2. #de705a
  3. #5ade70

Tetradic

  1. #705ade
  2. #de5ac8
  3. #c8de5a
  4. #5ade70

Square

  1. #705ade
  2. #de5a86
  3. #c8de5a
  4. #5adeb2

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1b85
  2. #4127c4
  3. #705ade
  4. #a79aeb
  5. #dfdaf8

Shades

#705ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705ade
  2. #6551c8
  3. #5a48b2
  4. #4e3f9b
  5. #433685
  6. #382d6f
  7. #2d2459
  8. #221b43
  9. #16122c
  10. #0b0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#705ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705ade
  2. #7e6be1
  3. #8d7be5
  4. #9b8ce8
  5. #a99ceb
  6. #b8adef
  7. #c6bdf2
  8. #d4cef5
  9. #e2def8
  10. #f1effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705ade
  2. #725ed5
  3. #7362cb
  4. #7565c2
  5. #7669b8
  6. #786daf
  7. #7a71a6
  8. #7b759c
  9. #7d7893
  10. #7e7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7068a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #487993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #426ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4165dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b6eb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705ade {
  color: #705ade;
}
Background
.bg-705ade {
  background-color: #705ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705ade {
  border: 2px solid #705ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 90 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 67% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705ade, #b25ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 90 222 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.64 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.18 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.32 #8fa521 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#705ade  rgb(112, 90, 222)  hsl(250, 67%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#c8de5a  rgb(200, 222, 90)  hsl(70, 67%, 61%)  June Bud
#de705a  rgb(222, 112, 90)  hsl(10, 67%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#5ade70  rgb(90, 222, 112)  hsl(130, 67%, 61%)  Pastel Green