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#7157BF

#7157bf ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7157bf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 34.12% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.84% cyan, 54.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 44.83% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #7157bf
  2. #a5bf57

Split complementary

  1. #7157bf
  2. #bfa557
  3. #71bf57

Analogous

  1. #5771bf
  2. #7157bf
  3. #a557bf

Triadic

  1. #7157bf
  2. #bf7157
  3. #57bf71

Tetradic

  1. #7157bf
  2. #bf57a5
  3. #a5bf57
  4. #57bf71

Square

  1. #7157bf
  2. #bf5771
  3. #a5bf57
  4. #57bfa5

Monochromatic

  1. #30225b
  2. #4e3892
  3. #7157bf
  4. #a08ed4
  5. #cfc6e9

Shades

#7157bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7157bf
  2. #664eac
  3. #5a4699
  4. #4f3d86
  5. #443473
  6. #392c60
  7. #2d234c
  8. #221a39
  9. #171126
  10. #0b0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#7157bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7157bf
  2. #7f68c5
  3. #8d79cc
  4. #9c89d2
  5. #aa9ad9
  6. #b8abdf
  7. #c6bce5
  8. #d4cdec
  9. #e3ddf2
  10. #f1eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7157bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7157bf
  2. #735bb9
  3. #745fb2
  4. #7663ac
  5. #7767a6
  6. #796ca0
  7. #7a7099
  8. #7c7493
  9. #7d788d
  10. #7f7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #256ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b67bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c6d82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f63c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5061be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #65659e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7157bf {
  color: #7157bf;
}
Background
.bg-7157bf {
  background-color: #7157bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7157bf {
  border: 2px solid #7157bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7157bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 87 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 45% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7157bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7157bf, #a557bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7157bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 87 191 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.96 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.27 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.44 #8ea840 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7157bf  rgb(113, 87, 191)  hsl(255, 45%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#a5bf57  rgb(165, 191, 87)  hsl(75, 45%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#bf7157  rgb(191, 113, 87)  hsl(15, 45%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#57bf71  rgb(87, 191, 113)  hsl(135, 45%, 55%)  Emerald