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#705BB7

#705bb7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705bb7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 35.69% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.8% cyan, 50.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 253.7°, with 38.98% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1435

Complementary

  1. #705bb7
  2. #a2b75b

Split complementary

  1. #705bb7
  2. #b79e5b
  3. #74b75b

Analogous

  1. #5b74b7
  2. #705bb7
  3. #9e5bb7

Triadic

  1. #705bb7
  2. #b7705b
  3. #5bb770

Tetradic

  1. #705bb7
  2. #b75ba2
  3. #a2b75b
  4. #5bb770

Square

  1. #705bb7
  2. #b75b74
  3. #a2b75b
  4. #5bb79e

Monochromatic

  1. #302554
  2. #4e3c89
  3. #705bb7
  4. #9e90ce
  5. #cdc5e6

Shades

#705bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705bb7
  2. #6552a5
  3. #5a4992
  4. #4e4080
  5. #43376e
  6. #382e5c
  7. #2d2449
  8. #221b37
  9. #161225
  10. #0b0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#705bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705bb7
  2. #7e6bbe
  3. #8d7cc5
  4. #9b8ccd
  5. #a99dd4
  6. #b8addb
  7. #c6bde2
  8. #d4cee9
  9. #e2def1
  10. #f1eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705bb7
  2. #725fb2
  3. #7362ac
  4. #7566a7
  5. #766aa1
  6. #786e9c
  7. #7a7196
  8. #7b7591
  9. #7d798b
  10. #7e7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c648f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #376bba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3968b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e6e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5365b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5563b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #656799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705bb7 {
  color: #705bb7;
}
Background
.bg-705bb7 {
  background-color: #705bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #705bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 91 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 39% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705bb7, #9e5bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 91 183 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.97 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.47 #8fa448 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#705bb7  rgb(112, 91, 183)  hsl(254, 39%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#a2b75b  rgb(162, 183, 91)  hsl(74, 39%, 54%)  Olivine
#b7705b  rgb(183, 112, 91)  hsl(14, 39%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#5bb770  rgb(91, 183, 112)  hsl(134, 39%, 54%)  Medium Sea Green