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#735FC8

#735fc8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#735fc8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 37.25% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.5% cyan, 52.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 251.43°, with 48.84% saturation and 57.84% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #735fc8
  2. #b4c85f

Split complementary

  1. #735fc8
  2. #c8a75f
  3. #7fc85f

Analogous

  1. #5f7fc8
  2. #735fc8
  3. #a75fc8

Triadic

  1. #735fc8
  2. #c8735f
  3. #5fc873

Tetradic

  1. #735fc8
  2. #c85fb4
  3. #b4c85f
  4. #5fc873

Square

  1. #735fc8
  2. #c85f7f
  3. #b4c85f
  4. #5fc8a7

Monochromatic

  1. #32246a
  2. #4c38a3
  3. #735fc8
  4. #a598dc
  5. #d7d1ef

Shades

#735fc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #735fc8
  2. #6856b4
  3. #5c4ca0
  4. #51438c
  5. #453978
  6. #3a3064
  7. #2e2650
  8. #231d3c
  9. #171328
  10. #0c0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#735fc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #735fc8
  2. #816fce
  3. #8f7fd3
  4. #9d8fd9
  5. #ab9fde
  6. #b9afe4
  7. #c7bfe9
  8. #d5cfef
  9. #e3dff4
  10. #f1effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#735fc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #735fc8
  2. #7462c1
  3. #7666ba
  4. #7769b2
  5. #786cab
  6. #7a70a4
  7. #7b739d
  8. #7c7696
  9. #7d798e
  10. #7f7d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71699b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f72cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #306dc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #536bca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5368c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #656da7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-735fc8 {
  color: #735fc8;
}
Background
.bg-735fc8 {
  background-color: #735fc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-735fc8 {
  border: 2px solid #735fc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #735fc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 95 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 49% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-735fc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #735fc8, #a75fc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-735fc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 95 200 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.40 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.45 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.37 #8ca037 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#735fc8  rgb(115, 95, 200)  hsl(251, 49%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b4c85f  rgb(180, 200, 95)  hsl(71, 49%, 58%)  June Bud
#c8735f  rgb(200, 115, 95)  hsl(11, 49%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5fc873  rgb(95, 200, 115)  hsl(131, 49%, 58%)  Emerald