Medium Slate Blue

Medium Slate Blue is a light, saturated blue-violet color with the hex code #7B68EE (hue 249°, saturation 80%, lightness 67%). It is also the CSS named color mediumslateblue.

#7B68EE

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Medium Slate Blue	`#7B68EE`	123, 104, 238	249°, 80%, 67%	48, 56, 0, 7	60.4% 0.194 285

Contrast with white text 4.15:1, with black text 5.06:1 — use black text on Medium Slate Blue.

mediumslateblue is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: mediumslateblue works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#D7D1FA

#9B8CF2

#5F48EA

#3117CE

#210F8A

#100845

Colors that go with Medium Slate Blue

Six color schemes built on Medium Slate Blue with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Mindaro (#DAEA6F), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Medium Purple (mediumpurple): Medium Purple (#9370DB) is lighter than Medium Slate Blue (relative luminance 0.229 vs 0.203) and less saturated, with its hue 11° away.
Slate Blue (slateblue): Slate Blue (#6A5ACD) is darker than Medium Slate Blue (relative luminance 0.148 vs 0.203) and less saturated, with the same hue.
Royal Blue (royalblue): Royal Blue (#4169E1) is darker than Medium Slate Blue (relative luminance 0.167 vs 0.203) and less saturated, with its hue 24° away.
Blue Violet (blueviolet): Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) is darker than Medium Slate Blue (relative luminance 0.126 vs 0.203) and equally saturated, with its hue 23° away.

Gradients with Medium Slate Blue

Cornflower Blue to Medium Slate Blue

Similar light blue colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Slate Blue?

#7B68EE — RGB 123, 104, 238, HSL 249°, 80%, 67%.

Is Medium Slate Blue a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 249° on the color wheel.