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#725BBD

#725bbd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#725bbd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 35.69% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.68% cyan, 51.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 254.08°, with 42.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #725bbd
  2. #a6bd5b

Split complementary

  1. #725bbd
  2. #bda35b
  3. #75bd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b75bd
  2. #725bbd
  3. #a35bbd

Triadic

  1. #725bbd
  2. #bd725b
  3. #5bbd72

Tetradic

  1. #725bbd
  2. #bd5ba6
  3. #a6bd5b
  4. #5bbd72

Square

  1. #725bbd
  2. #bd5b75
  3. #a6bd5b
  4. #5bbda3

Monochromatic

  1. #31245b
  2. #4f3a91
  3. #725bbd
  4. #a192d3
  5. #d0c8e9

Shades

#725bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #725bbd
  2. #6752aa
  3. #5b4997
  4. #504084
  5. #443771
  6. #392e5f
  7. #2e244c
  8. #221b39
  9. #171226
  10. #0b0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#725bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #725bbd
  2. #806bc4
  3. #8e7cca
  4. #9c8cd1
  5. #aa9dd7
  6. #b9adde
  7. #c7bde5
  8. #d5ceeb
  9. #e3def2
  10. #f1eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#725bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #725bbd
  2. #735fb7
  3. #7562b1
  4. #7666ab
  5. #786aa5
  6. #796e9f
  7. #7a7198
  8. #7c7592
  9. #7d798c
  10. #7f7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #326dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3569bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e6f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5366bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5464bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #67689e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-725bbd {
  color: #725bbd;
}
Background
.bg-725bbd {
  background-color: #725bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-725bbd {
  border: 2px solid #725bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #725bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 91 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-725bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #725bbd, #a35bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-725bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 91 189 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.21 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.10 #8da442 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#725bbd  rgb(114, 91, 189)  hsl(254, 43%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#a6bd5b  rgb(166, 189, 91)  hsl(74, 43%, 55%)  Olivine
#bd725b  rgb(189, 114, 91)  hsl(14, 43%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#5bbd72  rgb(91, 189, 114)  hsl(134, 43%, 55%)  Emerald