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#706CD2

#706cd2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#706cd2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 42.35% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.67% cyan, 48.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 242.35°, with 53.13% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #706cd2
  2. #ced26c

Split complementary

  1. #706cd2
  2. #d2a36c
  3. #9bd26c

Analogous

  1. #6c9bd2
  2. #706cd2
  3. #a36cd2

Triadic

  1. #706cd2
  2. #d2706c
  3. #6cd270

Tetradic

  1. #706cd2
  2. #d26cce
  3. #ced26c
  4. #6cd270

Square

  1. #706cd2
  2. #d26c9b
  3. #ced26c
  4. #6cd2a3

Monochromatic

  1. #2a277e
  2. #3e39b9
  3. #706cd2
  4. #a9a7e4
  5. #e2e1f6

Shades

#706cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706cd2
  2. #6561bd
  3. #5a56a8
  4. #4e4c93
  5. #43417e
  6. #383669
  7. #2d2b54
  8. #22203f
  9. #16162a
  10. #0b0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#706cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706cd2
  2. #7e7bd7
  3. #8d89db
  4. #9b98e0
  5. #a9a7e4
  6. #b8b6e9
  7. #c6c4ed
  8. #d4d3f2
  9. #e2e2f6
  10. #f1f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706cd2
  2. #726eca
  3. #7370c2
  4. #7572b9
  5. #7674b1
  6. #7876a9
  7. #7a78a1
  8. #7b7a99
  9. #7d7c90
  10. #7e7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7573a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407cd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a75d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5776d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5571d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e7ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706cd2 {
  color: #706cd2;
}
Background
.bg-706cd2 {
  background-color: #706cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-706cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #706cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 108 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 53% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706cd2, #a36cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 108 210 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.87 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.43 #8f932d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#706cd2  rgb(112, 108, 210)  hsl(242, 53%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ced26c  rgb(206, 210, 108)  hsl(62, 53%, 62%)  Straw
#d2706c  rgb(210, 112, 108)  hsl(2, 53%, 62%)  Indian Red
#6cd270  rgb(108, 210, 112)  hsl(122, 53%, 62%)  Pastel Green