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#7253CC

#7253cc ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7253cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 32.55% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.12% cyan, 59.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 255.37°, with 54.26% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #7253cc
  2. #adcc53

Split complementary

  1. #7253cc
  2. #ccae53
  3. #70cc53

Analogous

  1. #5370cc
  2. #7253cc
  3. #ae53cc

Triadic

  1. #7253cc
  2. #cc7253
  3. #53cc72

Tetradic

  1. #7253cc
  2. #cc53ad
  3. #adcc53
  4. #53cc72

Square

  1. #7253cc
  2. #cc5370
  3. #adcc53
  4. #53ccae

Monochromatic

  1. #311f67
  2. #4d30a2
  3. #7253cc
  4. #a28edd
  5. #d3c9ef

Shades

#7253cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7253cc
  2. #674bb8
  3. #5b42a3
  4. #503a8f
  5. #44327a
  6. #392a66
  7. #2e2152
  8. #22193d
  9. #171129
  10. #0b0814
  11. #000000

Tints

#7253cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7253cc
  2. #8064d1
  3. #8e75d6
  4. #9c87db
  5. #aa98e0
  6. #b9a9e6
  7. #c7baeb
  8. #d5cbf0
  9. #e3ddf5
  10. #f1eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7253cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7253cc
  2. #7358c4
  3. #755cbd
  4. #7661b5
  5. #7865ae
  6. #796aa6
  7. #7a6e9e
  8. #7c7397
  9. #7d778f
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d619b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #586e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4762ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #495fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6364a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7253cc {
  color: #7253cc;
}
Background
.bg-7253cc {
  background-color: #7253cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7253cc {
  border: 2px solid #7253cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7253cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 83 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7253cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7253cc, #ae53cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7253cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 83 204 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.69 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.24 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.26 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.30 #8dac33 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7253cc  rgb(114, 83, 204)  hsl(255, 54%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#adcc53  rgb(173, 204, 83)  hsl(75, 54%, 56%)  June Bud
#cc7253  rgb(204, 114, 83)  hsl(15, 54%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#53cc72  rgb(83, 204, 114)  hsl(135, 54%, 56%)  Emerald