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#705BC9

#705bc9 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705bc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.28% cyan, 54.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 251.45°, with 50.46% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #705bc9
  2. #b4c95b

Split complementary

  1. #705bc9
  2. #c9a75b
  3. #7dc95b

Analogous

  1. #5b7dc9
  2. #705bc9
  3. #a75bc9

Triadic

  1. #705bc9
  2. #c9705b
  3. #5bc970

Tetradic

  1. #705bc9
  2. #c95bb4
  3. #b4c95b
  4. #5bc970

Square

  1. #705bc9
  2. #c95b7d
  3. #b4c95b
  4. #5bc9a7

Monochromatic

  1. #302269
  2. #4a35a2
  3. #705bc9
  4. #a295dc
  5. #d4ceef

Shades

#705bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705bc9
  2. #6552b5
  3. #5a49a1
  4. #4e408d
  5. #433779
  6. #382e65
  7. #2d2450
  8. #221b3c
  9. #161228
  10. #0b0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#705bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705bc9
  2. #7e6bce
  3. #8d7cd4
  4. #9b8cd9
  5. #a99ddf
  6. #b8ade4
  7. #c6bde9
  8. #d4ceef
  9. #e2def4
  10. #f1effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705bc9
  2. #725fc2
  3. #7362ba
  4. #7566b3
  5. #766aac
  6. #786ea5
  7. #7a719d
  8. #7b7596
  9. #7d798f
  10. #7e7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e669a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #216fcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #236ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #557389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d68cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d64c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #616aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705bc9 {
  color: #705bc9;
}
Background
.bg-705bc9 {
  background-color: #705bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #705bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 91 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 50% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705bc9, #a75bc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 91 201 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.37 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.77 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.03 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.16 #8fa436 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#705bc9  rgb(112, 91, 201)  hsl(251, 50%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#b4c95b  rgb(180, 201, 91)  hsl(71, 50%, 57%)  June Bud
#c9705b  rgb(201, 112, 91)  hsl(11, 50%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#5bc970  rgb(91, 201, 112)  hsl(131, 50%, 57%)  Emerald