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#755EDD

#755edd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#755edd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 36.86% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.06% cyan, 57.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 250.87°, with 65.13% saturation and 61.76% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1701

Complementary

  1. #755edd
  2. #c6dd5e

Split complementary

  1. #755edd
  2. #ddb45e
  3. #86dd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e86dd
  2. #755edd
  3. #b45edd

Triadic

  1. #755edd
  2. #dd755e
  3. #5edd75

Tetradic

  1. #755edd
  2. #dd5ec6
  3. #c6dd5e
  4. #5edd75

Square

  1. #755edd
  2. #dd5e86
  3. #c6dd5e
  4. #5eddb4

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1c86
  2. #462ac5
  3. #755edd
  4. #ab9dea
  5. #e1dcf8

Shades

#755edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755edd
  2. #6955c7
  3. #5e4bb1
  4. #52429b
  5. #463885
  6. #3b2f6f
  7. #2f2658
  8. #231c42
  9. #17132c
  10. #0c0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#755edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755edd
  2. #836ee0
  3. #917ee4
  4. #9e8ee7
  5. #ac9eeb
  6. #baafee
  7. #c8bff1
  8. #d6cff5
  9. #e3dff8
  10. #f1effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755edd
  2. #7661d4
  3. #7765ca
  4. #7868c1
  5. #796cb8
  6. #7b6faf
  7. #7c72a5
  8. #7d769c
  9. #7e7993
  10. #7f7d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #746ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #537b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a6de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a69db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6270b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755edd {
  color: #755edd;
}
Background
.bg-755edd {
  background-color: #755edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755edd {
  border: 2px solid #755edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 94 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755edd, #b45edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 94 221 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.23 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.15 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.58 #8aa122 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#755edd  rgb(117, 94, 221)  hsl(251, 65%, 62%)  Slate Blue
#c6dd5e  rgb(198, 221, 94)  hsl(71, 65%, 62%)  June Bud
#dd755e  rgb(221, 117, 94)  hsl(11, 65%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#5edd75  rgb(94, 221, 117)  hsl(131, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green