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#705DB3

#705db3 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705db3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 36.47% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.43% cyan, 48.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 253.26°, with 36.13% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #705db3
  2. #a0b35d

Split complementary

  1. #705db3
  2. #b39b5d
  3. #75b35d

Analogous

  1. #5d75b3
  2. #705db3
  3. #9b5db3

Triadic

  1. #705db3
  2. #b3705d
  3. #5db370

Tetradic

  1. #705db3
  2. #b35da0
  3. #a0b35d
  4. #5db370

Square

  1. #705db3
  2. #b35d75
  3. #a0b35d
  4. #5db39b

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2651
  2. #4e3e85
  3. #705db3
  4. #9e91cb
  5. #ccc5e4

Shades

#705db3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705db3
  2. #6554a1
  3. #5a4a8f
  4. #4e417d
  5. #43386b
  6. #382f5a
  7. #2d2548
  8. #221c36
  9. #161324
  10. #0b0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#705db3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705db3
  2. #7e6dbb
  3. #8d7dc2
  4. #9b8eca
  5. #a99ed1
  6. #b8aed9
  7. #c6bee1
  8. #d4cee8
  9. #e2dff0
  10. #f1eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705db3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705db3
  2. #7261ae
  3. #7364a9
  4. #7568a4
  5. #766b9f
  6. #786f9a
  7. #7a7294
  8. #7b768f
  9. #7d798a
  10. #7e7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d658d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e6cb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4069b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f6e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5666b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5764b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705db3 {
  color: #705db3;
}
Background
.bg-705db3 {
  background-color: #705db3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705db3 {
  border: 2px solid #705db3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705db3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 93 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 36% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705db3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705db3, #9b5db3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705db3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 93 179 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.78 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.86 #8fa24c Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#705db3  rgb(112, 93, 179)  hsl(253, 36%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#a0b35d  rgb(160, 179, 93)  hsl(73, 36%, 53%)  Olivine
#b3705d  rgb(179, 112, 93)  hsl(13, 36%, 53%)  Redwood
#5db370  rgb(93, 179, 112)  hsl(133, 36%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green