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#747FF3

#747ff3 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#747ff3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 49.8% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.26% cyan, 47.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 234.8°, with 84.11% saturation and 70.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2536

Complementary

  1. #747ff3
  2. #f3e874

Split complementary

  1. #747ff3
  2. #f3a874
  3. #bff374

Analogous

  1. #74bff3
  2. #747ff3
  3. #a874f3

Triadic

  1. #747ff3
  2. #f3747f
  3. #7ff374

Tetradic

  1. #747ff3
  2. #e874f3
  3. #f3e874
  4. #7ff374

Square

  1. #747ff3
  2. #f374bf
  3. #f3e874
  4. #74f3a8

Monochromatic

  1. #101fbe
  2. #2e3eed
  3. #747ff3
  4. #bac0f9
  5. #eceefd

Shades

#747ff3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747ff3
  2. #6872db
  3. #5d66c2
  4. #5159aa
  5. #464c92
  6. #3a407a
  7. #2e3361
  8. #232649
  9. #171931
  10. #0c0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#747ff3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747ff3
  2. #828cf4
  3. #9099f5
  4. #9ea5f7
  5. #acb2f8
  6. #babff9
  7. #c7ccfa
  8. #d5d9fb
  9. #e3e5fd
  10. #f1f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747ff3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747ff3
  2. #757fe8
  3. #767fdc
  4. #787fd1
  5. #797fc5
  6. #7a80ba
  7. #7b80ae
  8. #7c80a3
  9. #7e8097
  10. #7f808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8286bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #498ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a85f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a98ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d89f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5783f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #578fcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747ff3 {
  color: #747ff3;
}
Background
.bg-747ff3 {
  background-color: #747ff3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747ff3 {
  border: 2px solid #747ff3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747ff3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 127 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 84% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747ff3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747ff3, #a874f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747ff3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 127 243 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.56 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.55 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.56 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.80 #8b800c Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#747ff3  rgb(116, 127, 243)  hsl(235, 84%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f3e874  rgb(243, 232, 116)  hsl(55, 84%, 70%)  Straw
#f3747f  rgb(243, 116, 127)  hsl(355, 84%, 70%)  Light Coral
#7ff374  rgb(127, 243, 116)  hsl(115, 84%, 70%)  Light Green