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#7255BE

#7255be ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7255be is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 33.33% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 55.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 256.57°, with 44.68% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #7255be
  2. #a1be55

Split complementary

  1. #7255be
  2. #bea655
  3. #6cbe55

Analogous

  1. #556cbe
  2. #7255be
  3. #a655be

Triadic

  1. #7255be
  2. #be7255
  3. #55be72

Tetradic

  1. #7255be
  2. #be55a1
  3. #a1be55
  4. #55be72

Square

  1. #7255be
  2. #be556c
  3. #a1be55
  4. #55bea6

Monochromatic

  1. #312258
  2. #4f3790
  3. #7255be
  4. #a08cd3
  5. #cec4e8

Shades

#7255be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7255be
  2. #674dab
  3. #5b4498
  4. #503c85
  5. #443372
  6. #392b5f
  7. #2e224c
  8. #221a39
  9. #171126
  10. #0b0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#7255be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7255be
  2. #8066c5
  3. #8e77cb
  4. #9c88d2
  5. #aa99d8
  6. #b9aadf
  7. #c7bbe5
  8. #d5ccec
  9. #e3ddf2
  10. #f1eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7255be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7255be
  2. #7359b8
  3. #755eb2
  4. #7662ab
  5. #7866a5
  6. #796b9f
  7. #7a6f99
  8. #7c7393
  9. #7d778c
  10. #7f7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2269c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2966bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e6b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e62c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5060bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #67639d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7255be {
  color: #7255be;
}
Background
.bg-7255be {
  background-color: #7255be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7255be {
  border: 2px solid #7255be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7255be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 85 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7255be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7255be, #a655be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7255be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 85 190 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.46 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.34 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.87 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.53 #8daa41 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7255be  rgb(114, 85, 190)  hsl(257, 45%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#a1be55  rgb(161, 190, 85)  hsl(77, 45%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#be7255  rgb(190, 114, 85)  hsl(17, 45%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#55be72  rgb(85, 190, 114)  hsl(137, 45%, 54%)  Emerald