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Named color

Medium Slate Blue

Medium Slate Blue is a vibrant blue color with HEX #7B68EE. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 123, 104, 238, HSL 249, 80%, 67%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#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

CSS Utilities

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

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    0,
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000"
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  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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}
Variants
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  "saturated": "#7057FF",
  "desaturated": "#897ADC",
  "pastel": "#E1DDF8",
  "neon": "#9380FF"
}
Pairings
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  ],
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    "#000000"
  ],
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    "#C3BAF7",
    "#897ADC"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Medium Slate Blue Color

Medium Slate Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Medium Slate Blue is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Medium Slate Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #7B68EE.Medium Slate Blue CSS utilitiesUse Medium Slate Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#7B68EE HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Medium Slate Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Medium Slate Blue.Medium Slate Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

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
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Medium Purple#9370DB
Slate Blue#6A5ACD
Amethyst#9966CC
Cornflower#6A8EDB
Cornflower Blue#6495ED

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