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#785DBF

#785dbf ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#785dbf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 36.47% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.17% cyan, 51.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 256.53°, with 43.36% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #785dbf
  2. #a4bf5d

Split complementary

  1. #785dbf
  2. #bfa95d
  3. #73bf5d

Analogous

  1. #5d73bf
  2. #785dbf
  3. #a95dbf

Triadic

  1. #785dbf
  2. #bf785d
  3. #5dbf78

Tetradic

  1. #785dbf
  2. #bf5da4
  3. #a4bf5d
  4. #5dbf78

Square

  1. #785dbf
  2. #bf5d73
  3. #a4bf5d
  4. #5dbfa9

Monochromatic

  1. #35255e
  2. #543b95
  3. #785dbf
  4. #a694d5
  5. #d3cbea

Shades

#785dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #785dbf
  2. #6c54ac
  3. #604a99
  4. #544186
  5. #483873
  6. #3c2f60
  7. #30254c
  8. #241c39
  9. #181326
  10. #0c0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#785dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #785dbf
  2. #866dc5
  3. #937dcc
  4. #a18ed2
  5. #ae9ed9
  6. #bcaedf
  7. #c9bee5
  8. #d7ceec
  9. #e4dff2
  10. #f2eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#785dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #785dbf
  2. #7961b9
  3. #7a64b2
  4. #7a68ac
  5. #7b6ba6
  6. #7c6fa0
  7. #7d7299
  8. #7e7693
  9. #7e798d
  10. #7f7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #726895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366fc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b6cbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #677185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5868c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a67be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e69a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-785dbf {
  color: #785dbf;
}
Background
.bg-785dbf {
  background-color: #785dbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-785dbf {
  border: 2px solid #785dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #785dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 93 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 43% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-785dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #785dbf, #a95dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-785dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 93 191 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.94 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.62 #87a240 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#785dbf  rgb(120, 93, 191)  hsl(257, 43%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#a4bf5d  rgb(164, 191, 93)  hsl(77, 43%, 56%)  Olivine
#bf785d  rgb(191, 120, 93)  hsl(17, 43%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#5dbf78  rgb(93, 191, 120)  hsl(137, 43%, 56%)  Emerald