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#705EBE

#705ebe ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#705ebe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 36.86% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.05% cyan, 50.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 251.25°, with 42.48% saturation and 55.69% 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 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #705ebe
  2. #acbe5e

Split complementary

  1. #705ebe
  2. #bea05e
  3. #7cbe5e

Analogous

  1. #5e7cbe
  2. #705ebe
  3. #a05ebe

Triadic

  1. #705ebe
  2. #be705e
  3. #5ebe70

Tetradic

  1. #705ebe
  2. #be5eac
  3. #acbe5e
  4. #5ebe70

Square

  1. #705ebe
  2. #be5e7c
  3. #acbe5e
  4. #5ebea0

Monochromatic

  1. #30265d
  2. #4c3c94
  3. #705ebe
  4. #a095d4
  5. #d1cbea

Shades

#705ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705ebe
  2. #6555ab
  3. #5a4b98
  4. #4e4285
  5. #433872
  6. #382f5f
  7. #2d264c
  8. #221c39
  9. #161326
  10. #0b0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#705ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705ebe
  2. #7e6ec5
  3. #8d7ecb
  4. #9b8ed2
  5. #a99ed8
  6. #b8afdf
  7. #c6bfe5
  8. #d4cfec
  9. #e2dff2
  10. #f1eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705ebe
  2. #7261b8
  3. #7365b2
  4. #7568ab
  5. #766ca5
  6. #786f9f
  7. #7a7299
  8. #7b7693
  9. #7d798c
  10. #7e7d86
  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 #6e6794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #376abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a7285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5368c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5466bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #646a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705ebe {
  color: #705ebe;
}
Background
.bg-705ebe {
  background-color: #705ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705ebe {
  border: 2px solid #705ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 94 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705ebe, #a05ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 94 190 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.36 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.55 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.98 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.50 #8fa141 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#705ebe  rgb(112, 94, 190)  hsl(251, 42%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#acbe5e  rgb(172, 190, 94)  hsl(71, 42%, 56%)  Olivine
#be705e  rgb(190, 112, 94)  hsl(11, 42%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#5ebe70  rgb(94, 190, 112)  hsl(131, 42%, 56%)  Emerald