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#705BC7

#705bc7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705bc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.72% cyan, 54.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 251.67°, with 49.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.1505

Complementary

  1. #705bc7
  2. #b2c75b

Split complementary

  1. #705bc7
  2. #c7a65b
  3. #7cc75b

Analogous

  1. #5b7cc7
  2. #705bc7
  3. #a65bc7

Triadic

  1. #705bc7
  2. #c7705b
  3. #5bc770

Tetradic

  1. #705bc7
  2. #c75bb2
  3. #b2c75b
  4. #5bc770

Square

  1. #705bc7
  2. #c75b7c
  3. #b2c75b
  4. #5bc7a6

Monochromatic

  1. #302366
  2. #4b369f
  3. #705bc7
  4. #a294da
  5. #d3cdee

Shades

#705bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705bc7
  2. #6552b3
  3. #5a499f
  4. #4e408b
  5. #433777
  6. #382e64
  7. #2d2450
  8. #221b3c
  9. #161228
  10. #0b0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#705bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705bc7
  2. #7e6bcd
  3. #8d7cd2
  4. #9b8cd8
  5. #a99ddd
  6. #b8ade3
  7. #c6bde9
  8. #d4ceee
  9. #e2def4
  10. #f1eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705bc7
  2. #725fc0
  3. #7362b9
  4. #7566b2
  5. #766aab
  6. #786ea4
  7. #7a719c
  8. #7b7595
  9. #7d798e
  10. #7e7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6699 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #246fcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #266ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #567288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e67c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e64c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #616aa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705bc7 {
  color: #705bc7;
}
Background
.bg-705bc7 {
  background-color: #705bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #705bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 91 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 49% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705bc7, #a65bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 91 199 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.56 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.12 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.00 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.15 #8fa438 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#705bc7  rgb(112, 91, 199)  hsl(252, 49%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#b2c75b  rgb(178, 199, 91)  hsl(72, 49%, 57%)  June Bud
#c7705b  rgb(199, 112, 91)  hsl(12, 49%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#5bc770  rgb(91, 199, 112)  hsl(132, 49%, 57%)  Emerald