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#7256CE

#7256ce ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7256ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 33.73% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.66% cyan, 58.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 254°, with 55.05% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.1469

Complementary

  1. #7256ce
  2. #b2ce56

Split complementary

  1. #7256ce
  2. #ceae56
  3. #76ce56

Analogous

  1. #5676ce
  2. #7256ce
  3. #ae56ce

Triadic

  1. #7256ce
  2. #ce7256
  3. #56ce72

Tetradic

  1. #7256ce
  2. #ce56b2
  3. #b2ce56
  4. #56ce72

Square

  1. #7256ce
  2. #ce5676
  3. #b2ce56
  4. #56ceae

Monochromatic

  1. #311f6c
  2. #4c30a7
  3. #7256ce
  4. #a391df
  5. #d5cdf0

Shades

#7256ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7256ce
  2. #674db9
  3. #5b45a5
  4. #503c90
  5. #44347c
  6. #392b67
  7. #2e2252
  8. #221a3e
  9. #171129
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#7256ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7256ce
  2. #8067d3
  3. #8e78d8
  4. #9c89dd
  5. #aa9ae2
  6. #b9abe7
  7. #c7bbeb
  8. #d5ccf0
  9. #e3ddf5
  10. #f1eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7256ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7256ce
  2. #735ac6
  3. #755ebe
  4. #7663b7
  5. #7867af
  6. #796ba7
  7. #7a6f9f
  8. #7c7397
  9. #7d7890
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e639d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0468cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56718a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4865d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a61cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6367a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7256ce {
  color: #7256ce;
}
Background
.bg-7256ce {
  background-color: #7256ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7256ce {
  border: 2px solid #7256ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7256ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 86 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7256ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7256ce, #ae56ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7256ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 86 206 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.83 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.92 #8da931 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7256ce  rgb(114, 86, 206)  hsl(254, 55%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#b2ce56  rgb(178, 206, 86)  hsl(74, 55%, 57%)  June Bud
#ce7256  rgb(206, 114, 86)  hsl(14, 55%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#56ce72  rgb(86, 206, 114)  hsl(134, 55%, 57%)  Emerald