Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.15:1 — vs black: 5.06:1

Color values

  • HEX #7B68EE
  • RGB rgb(123, 104, 238)
  • HSL hsl(248, 56%, 93%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 48.32, 56.3, 0, 6.67 )
  • Websafe #6666FF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7B68EE based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Slate Blue
#7B68EE Base
#DBEE68
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Slate Blue
#7B68EE Base
#6898EE
#BE68EE
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Slate Blue
#7B68EE Base
#EE7B68
#68EE7B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Slate Blue
#7B68EE Base
#EEBE68
#98EE68
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Slate Blue
#7B68EE Base
#EE6898
#DBEE68
#68EEBE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Slate Blue
#7B68EE Base
#2913AA
#3F23E6
#5B43EA
#9B8DF2
#B7ADF6
#EBE8FC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Slate Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#050317
#130950
#210F89
#2E16C2
#492FE8
Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE Base
#9182F1
#A89BF4
#BEB5F7
#D5CEFA
#EBE8FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #7B68EE. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #7B68EE;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #7B68EE;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #7B68EE;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #7B68EE,
        #F5F8E4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #7B68EE,
        #F5F8E4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-slate-blue: #7B68EE;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-slate-blue-r: 123;
$medium-slate-blue-g: 104;
$medium-slate-blue-b: 238;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-slate-blue;
    color: rgba($medium-slate-blue-r, $medium-slate-blue-g, $medium-slate-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Slate Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #7B68EE How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6E6EEE Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6A6AEE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5A8484 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7C7C7C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Slate Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE Base
Dark Imperial Blue #6E6EF9 ΔE 3.36
Very Light Blue #6666FF ΔE 3.72
Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 6.11
Lavender Indigo #9457EB ΔE 6.32

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.