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#7255DA

#7255da ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7255da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 33.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.71% cyan, 61.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 253.08°, with 64.25% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #7255da
  2. #bdda55

Split complementary

  1. #7255da
  2. #dab455
  3. #7bda55

Analogous

  1. #557bda
  2. #7255da
  3. #b455da

Triadic

  1. #7255da
  2. #da7255
  3. #55da72

Tetradic

  1. #7255da
  2. #da55bd
  3. #bdda55
  4. #55da72

Square

  1. #7255da
  2. #da557b
  3. #bdda55
  4. #55dab4

Monochromatic

  1. #301b7b
  2. #4828ba
  3. #7255da
  4. #a694e8
  5. #dad3f5

Shades

#7255da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7255da
  2. #674dc4
  3. #5b44ae
  4. #503c99
  5. #443383
  6. #392b6d
  7. #2e2257
  8. #221a41
  9. #17112c
  10. #0b0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#7255da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7255da
  2. #8066de
  3. #8e77e1
  4. #9c88e5
  5. #aa99e9
  6. #b9aaed
  7. #c7bbf0
  8. #d5ccf4
  9. #e3ddf8
  10. #f1eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7255da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7255da
  2. #7359d1
  3. #755ec8
  4. #7662bf
  5. #7866b6
  6. #796bad
  7. #7a6fa4
  8. #7c739b
  9. #7d7792
  10. #7f7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f64a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f748f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4266dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4362d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f69b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7255da {
  color: #7255da;
}
Background
.bg-7255da {
  background-color: #7255da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7255da {
  border: 2px solid #7255da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7255da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 85 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 64% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7255da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7255da, #b455da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7255da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 85 218 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.54 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.63 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.18 #8daa25 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7255da  rgb(114, 85, 218)  hsl(253, 64%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#bdda55  rgb(189, 218, 85)  hsl(73, 64%, 59%)  June Bud
#da7255  rgb(218, 114, 85)  hsl(13, 64%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#55da72  rgb(85, 218, 114)  hsl(133, 64%, 59%)  Pastel Green