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#755ADE

#755ade ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#755ade is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 35.29% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.3% cyan, 59.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 252.27°, with 66.67% saturation and 61.18% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #755ade
  2. #c3de5a

Split complementary

  1. #755ade
  2. #deb75a
  3. #81de5a

Analogous

  1. #5a81de
  2. #755ade
  3. #b75ade

Triadic

  1. #755ade
  2. #de755a
  3. #5ade75

Tetradic

  1. #755ade
  2. #de5ac3
  3. #c3de5a
  4. #5ade75

Square

  1. #755ade
  2. #de5a81
  3. #c3de5a
  4. #5adeb7

Monochromatic

  1. #301b85
  2. #4727c4
  3. #755ade
  4. #aa9aeb
  5. #e0daf8

Shades

#755ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755ade
  2. #6951c8
  3. #5e48b2
  4. #523f9b
  5. #463685
  6. #3b2d6f
  7. #2f2459
  8. #231b43
  9. #17122c
  10. #0c0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#755ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755ade
  2. #836be1
  3. #917be5
  4. #9e8ce8
  5. #ac9ceb
  6. #baadef
  7. #c8bdf2
  8. #d6cef5
  9. #e3def8
  10. #f1effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755ade
  2. #765ed5
  3. #7762cb
  4. #7865c2
  5. #7969b8
  6. #7b6daf
  7. #7c71a6
  8. #7d759c
  9. #7e7893
  10. #7f7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7268a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #527893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #476ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4766dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755ade {
  color: #755ade;
}
Background
.bg-755ade {
  background-color: #755ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755ade {
  border: 2px solid #755ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 90 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 67% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755ade, #b75ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 90 222 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.94 #8aa521 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#755ade  rgb(117, 90, 222)  hsl(252, 67%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#c3de5a  rgb(195, 222, 90)  hsl(72, 67%, 61%)  June Bud
#de755a  rgb(222, 117, 90)  hsl(12, 67%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#5ade75  rgb(90, 222, 117)  hsl(132, 67%, 61%)  Pastel Green