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#7953CD

#7953cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7953cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 32.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.98% cyan, 59.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 258.69°, with 54.95% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1466

Complementary

  1. #7953cd
  2. #a7cd53

Split complementary

  1. #7953cd
  2. #cdb653
  3. #6acd53

Analogous

  1. #536acd
  2. #7953cd
  3. #b653cd

Triadic

  1. #7953cd
  2. #cd7953
  3. #53cd79

Tetradic

  1. #7953cd
  2. #cd53a7
  3. #a7cd53
  4. #53cd79

Square

  1. #7953cd
  2. #cd536a
  3. #a7cd53
  4. #53cdb6

Monochromatic

  1. #361e69
  2. #5430a4
  3. #7953cd
  4. #a78ede
  5. #d5caef

Shades

#7953cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7953cd
  2. #6d4bb9
  3. #6142a4
  4. #553a90
  5. #49327b
  6. #3d2a67
  7. #302152
  8. #24193e
  9. #181129
  10. #0c0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#7953cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7953cd
  2. #8664d2
  3. #9475d7
  4. #a187dc
  5. #af98e1
  6. #bca9e6
  7. #c9baeb
  8. #d7cbf0
  9. #e4ddf5
  10. #f2eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7953cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7953cd
  2. #7a58c5
  3. #7a5cbe
  4. #7b61b6
  5. #7c65ae
  6. #7d6aa7
  7. #7d6e9f
  8. #7e7397
  9. #7f778f
  10. #7f7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71629c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1169ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d63cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5061cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c64a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7953cd {
  color: #7953cd;
}
Background
.bg-7953cd {
  background-color: #7953cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7953cd {
  border: 2px solid #7953cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7953cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 83 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7953cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7953cd, #b653cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7953cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 83 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.63 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.51 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.25 #86ac32 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7953cd  rgb(121, 83, 205)  hsl(259, 55%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#a7cd53  rgb(167, 205, 83)  hsl(79, 55%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#cd7953  rgb(205, 121, 83)  hsl(19, 55%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#53cd79  rgb(83, 205, 121)  hsl(139, 55%, 56%)  Emerald