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#7968BC

#7968bc ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7968bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 40.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.64% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 252.14°, with 38.53% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #7968bc
  2. #abbc68

Split complementary

  1. #7968bc
  2. #bca368
  3. #81bc68

Analogous

  1. #6881bc
  2. #7968bc
  3. #a368bc

Triadic

  1. #7968bc
  2. #bc7968
  3. #68bc79

Tetradic

  1. #7968bc
  2. #bc68ab
  3. #abbc68
  4. #68bc79

Square

  1. #7968bc
  2. #bc6881
  3. #abbc68
  4. #68bca3

Monochromatic

  1. #362b60
  2. #534295
  3. #7968bc
  4. #a89dd4
  5. #d7d2eb

Shades

#7968bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7968bc
  2. #6d5ea9
  3. #615396
  4. #554984
  5. #493e71
  6. #3d345e
  7. #302a4b
  8. #241f38
  9. #181526
  10. #0c0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7968bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7968bc
  2. #8677c3
  3. #9486c9
  4. #a195d0
  5. #afa4d7
  6. #bcb4de
  7. #c9c3e4
  8. #d7d2eb
  9. #e4e1f2
  10. #f2f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7968bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7968bc
  2. #7a6ab6
  3. #7a6db0
  4. #7b6faa
  5. #7c72a4
  6. #7d749e
  7. #7d7698
  8. #7e7992
  9. #7f7b8c
  10. #7f7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c76bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d73ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #687889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6171be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #626fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f72a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7968bc {
  color: #7968bc;
}
Background
.bg-7968bc {
  background-color: #7968bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7968bc {
  border: 2px solid #7968bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7968bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 104 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7968bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7968bc, #a368bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7968bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 104 188 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.23 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.92 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.18 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.85 #869743 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#7968bc  rgb(121, 104, 188)  hsl(252, 39%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#abbc68  rgb(171, 188, 104)  hsl(72, 39%, 57%)  Olivine
#bc7968  rgb(188, 121, 104)  hsl(12, 39%, 57%)  Old Rose
#68bc79  rgb(104, 188, 121)  hsl(132, 39%, 57%)  Emerald