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#7156CB

#7156cb ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7156cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 33.73% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.33% cyan, 57.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 52.94% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.1448

Complementary

  1. #7156cb
  2. #b0cb56

Split complementary

  1. #7156cb
  2. #cbac56
  3. #76cb56

Analogous

  1. #5676cb
  2. #7156cb
  3. #ac56cb

Triadic

  1. #7156cb
  2. #cb7156
  3. #56cb71

Tetradic

  1. #7156cb
  2. #cb56b0
  3. #b0cb56
  4. #56cb71

Square

  1. #7156cb
  2. #cb5676
  3. #b0cb56
  4. #56cbac

Monochromatic

  1. #312068
  2. #4c32a3
  3. #7156cb
  4. #a291dd
  5. #d3cbef

Shades

#7156cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7156cb
  2. #664db7
  3. #5a45a2
  4. #4f3c8e
  5. #44347a
  6. #392b66
  7. #2d2251
  8. #221a3d
  9. #171129
  10. #0b0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#7156cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7156cb
  2. #7f67d0
  3. #8d78d5
  4. #9c89db
  5. #aa9ae0
  6. #b8abe5
  7. #c6bbea
  8. #d4ccef
  9. #e3ddf5
  10. #f1eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7156cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7156cb
  2. #735ac4
  3. #745ebc
  4. #7663b5
  5. #7767ad
  6. #796ba6
  7. #7a6f9e
  8. #7c7397
  9. #7d788f
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d639b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #026ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f68c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #567088 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4964cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a61c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6267a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7156cb {
  color: #7156cb;
}
Background
.bg-7156cb {
  background-color: #7156cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7156cb {
  border: 2px solid #7156cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7156cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 86 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 53% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7156cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7156cb, #ac56cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7156cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 86 203 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.99 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.35 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.49 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.11 #8ea934 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7156cb  rgb(113, 86, 203)  hsl(254, 53%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#b0cb56  rgb(176, 203, 86)  hsl(74, 53%, 57%)  June Bud
#cb7156  rgb(203, 113, 86)  hsl(14, 53%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#56cb71  rgb(86, 203, 113)  hsl(134, 53%, 57%)  Emerald