Named color

Medium Slate Blue

Medium Slate Blue color #7B68EE: RGB 123, 104, 238 and HSL 249°, 80%, 67%. Explore its cool blue profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#7B68EE blue cool vibrant

HEX #7B68EE

RGB rgb(123, 104, 238)

HSL hsl(249 80% 67%)

CMYK cmyk(48, 56, 0, 7)

Luminance 0.2028

Contrast Black 5.06:1White 4.15:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-medium-slate-blue: #7B68EE;
.bg-medium-slate-blue { background-color: #7B68EE; }
.text-medium-slate-blue { color: #7B68EE; }

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Color meaning and use

About Medium Slate Blue Color

Medium Slate Blue uses HEX #7B68EE, RGB 123, 104, 238, and HSL 249°, 80%, 67%. The dataset classifies it in the blue family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2028; black contrast is 5.06:1 and white contrast is 4.15:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Medium Slate Blue against black and white text.

Black text5.06:1AA Pass

White text4.15:1AA Fail

AA text options#000000

AAA text optionsNone in seed set

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Downloadable color reference infographic

Medium Slate Blue Color Reference Infographic

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Medium Slate Blue color reference infographic showing #7B68EE, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast. — Medium Slate Blue color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.

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Color Harmonies

#DAEE68#DAEE68 #6897EE#6897EE #BF68EE#BF68EE #EE7C68#EE7C68 #68EE7C#68EE7C

Open full Medium Slate Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#C3BAF7#C3BAF7 #3719E1#3719E1 #7057FF#7057FF #897ADC#897ADC #E1DDF8#E1DDF8 #9380FF#9380FF

Pairings

Black#000000 #DAEE68#DAEE68 #6897EE#6897EE #BF68EE#BF68EE Matte Black#1A1A1A White Smoke#F5F5F5

Luminance0.2028

Black text5.06:1AA Pass

White text4.15:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{
  "hex": "#7B68EE",
  "rgb": [
    123,
    104,
    238
  ],
  "hsl": [
    249,
    80,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    48,
    56,
    0,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2028,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.06,
    "white": 4.15
  }
}

WCAG

{
  "AA": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}

Harmonies

{
  "complementary": "#DAEE68",
  "analogous": [
    "#6897EE",
    "#BF68EE"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#EE7C68",
    "#68EE7C"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#EE6897",
    "#DAEE68",
    "#68EEBF"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#EEBF68",
    "#97EE68"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#C3BAF7",
    "#7B68EE",
    "#3719E1"
  ]
}

Variants

{
  "light": "#C3BAF7",
  "dark": "#3719E1",
  "saturated": "#7057FF",
  "desaturated": "#897ADC",
  "pastel": "#E1DDF8",
  "neon": "#9380FF"
}

Pairings

{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#DAEE68",
    "#6897EE",
    "#BF68EE"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#897ADC",
    "#C3BAF7"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#C3BAF7",
    "#897ADC"
  ]
}

Knowledge graph

{
  "nearestColors": [
    "medium-purple",
    "slate-blue",
    "amethyst",
    "cornflower",
    "cornflower-blue"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "medium-slate-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cornflower-vs-medium-slate-blue",
    "medium-purple-vs-medium-slate-blue",
    "medium-slate-blue-vs-slate-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/blue",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/medium-slate-blue",
    "/wcag/medium-slate-blue",
    "/css/colors/medium-slate-blue",
    "/hex/7b68ee",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/blue",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/medium-slate-blue"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/medium-purple",
      "/colors/slate-blue",
      "/colors/amethyst",
      "/colors/cornflower",
      "/colors/cornflower-blue",
      "/compare/cornflower-vs-medium-slate-blue",
      "/compare/medium-purple-vs-medium-slate-blue",
      "/compare/medium-slate-blue-vs-slate-blue",
      "/harmonies/medium-slate-blue",
      "/wcag/medium-slate-blue",
      "/css/colors/medium-slate-blue",
      "/hex/7b68ee",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "medium-slate-blue",
  "name": "Medium Slate Blue",
  "cssName": "mediumslateblue",
  "hex": "#7B68EE",
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "mediumslateblue"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "blue",
    "cool",
    "vibrant",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
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  "rgb": [
    123,
    104,
    238
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    80,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    56,
    0,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2028,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.06,
    "white": 4.15
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#DAEE68",
    "analogous": [
      "#6897EE",
      "#BF68EE"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#EE7C68",
      "#68EE7C"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#EE6897",
      "#DAEE68",
      "#68EEBF"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#EEBF68",
      "#97EE68"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#C3BAF7",
      "#7B68EE",
      "#3719E1"
    ]
  },
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    "light": "#C3BAF7",
    "dark": "#3719E1",
    "saturated": "#7057FF",
    "desaturated": "#897ADC",
    "pastel": "#E1DDF8",
    "neon": "#9380FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-medium-slate-blue: #7B68EE;",
    "utility": ".bg-medium-slate-blue { background-color: #7B68EE; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-medium-slate-blue { color: #7B68EE; }"
  },
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    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
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      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
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      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
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      "#6897EE",
      "#BF68EE"
    ],
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      "#C3BAF7"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#C3BAF7",
      "#897ADC"
    ]
  }
}