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#745ECB

#745ecb ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#745ecb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 36.86% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.86% cyan, 53.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 252.11°, with 51.17% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #745ecb
  2. #b5cb5e

Split complementary

  1. #745ecb
  2. #cbab5e
  3. #7fcb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e7fcb
  2. #745ecb
  3. #ab5ecb

Triadic

  1. #745ecb
  2. #cb745e
  3. #5ecb74

Tetradic

  1. #745ecb
  2. #cb5eb5
  3. #b5cb5e
  4. #5ecb74

Square

  1. #745ecb
  2. #cb5e7f
  3. #b5cb5e
  4. #5ecbab

Monochromatic

  1. #32236d
  2. #4d36a7
  3. #745ecb
  4. #a698de
  5. #d8d2f0

Shades

#745ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #745ecb
  2. #6855b7
  3. #5d4ba2
  4. #51428e
  5. #46387a
  6. #3a2f66
  7. #2e2651
  8. #231c3d
  9. #171329
  10. #0c0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#745ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #745ecb
  2. #826ed0
  3. #907ed5
  4. #9e8edb
  5. #ac9ee0
  6. #baafe5
  7. #c7bfea
  8. #d5cfef
  9. #e3dff5
  10. #f1effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#745ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #745ecb
  2. #7561c4
  3. #7665bc
  4. #7868b5
  5. #796cad
  6. #7a6fa6
  7. #7b729e
  8. #7c7697
  9. #7e798f
  10. #7f7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71699d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2972cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b6dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b758b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #516acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5267ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666da9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-745ecb {
  color: #745ecb;
}
Background
.bg-745ecb {
  background-color: #745ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-745ecb {
  border: 2px solid #745ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #745ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 94 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 51% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-745ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #745ecb, #ab5ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-745ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 94 203 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.11 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.18 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.30 #8ba134 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#745ecb  rgb(116, 94, 203)  hsl(252, 51%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b5cb5e  rgb(181, 203, 94)  hsl(72, 51%, 58%)  June Bud
#cb745e  rgb(203, 116, 94)  hsl(12, 51%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#5ecb74  rgb(94, 203, 116)  hsl(132, 51%, 58%)  Emerald