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#7173FF

#7173ff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7173ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 45.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.69% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 239.15°, with 100% saturation and 72.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2299

Complementary

  1. #7173ff
  2. #fffd71

Split complementary

  1. #7173ff
  2. #ffb671
  3. #baff71

Analogous

  1. #71baff
  2. #7173ff
  3. #b671ff

Triadic

  1. #7173ff
  2. #ff7173
  3. #73ff71

Tetradic

  1. #7173ff
  2. #fd71ff
  3. #fffd71
  4. #73ff71

Square

  1. #7173ff
  2. #ff71ba
  3. #fffd71
  4. #71ffb6

Monochromatic

  1. #0003d7
  2. #2528ff
  3. #7173ff
  4. #bebeff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#7173ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7173ff
  2. #6668e6
  3. #5a5ccc
  4. #4f51b3
  5. #444599
  6. #393a80
  7. #2d2e66
  8. #22234d
  9. #171733
  10. #0b0c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#7173ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7173ff
  2. #7f81ff
  3. #8d8fff
  4. #9c9dff
  5. #aaabff
  6. #b8b9ff
  7. #c6c7ff
  8. #d4d5ff
  9. #e3e3ff
  10. #f1f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7173ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7173ff
  2. #7374f2
  3. #7476e6
  4. #7677d9
  5. #7778cc
  6. #797ac0
  7. #7a7bb3
  8. #7c7ca6
  9. #7d7d99
  10. #7f7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #028aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007efc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2194ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4981ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #427afd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e88d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7173ff {
  color: #7173ff;
}
Background
.bg-7173ff {
  background-color: #7173ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7173ff {
  border: 2px solid #7173ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7173ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 115 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7173ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7173ff, #b671ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7173ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 115 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.59 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.78 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.67 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.85 #8e8c00 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#7173ff  rgb(113, 115, 255)  hsl(239, 100%, 72%)  Medium Slate Blue
#fffd71  rgb(255, 253, 113)  hsl(59, 100%, 72%)  Laser Lemon
#ff7173  rgb(255, 113, 115)  hsl(359, 100%, 72%)  Pastel Red
#73ff71  rgb(115, 255, 113)  hsl(119, 100%, 72%)  Spring Green