Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE)

The hex code for Medium Slate Blue is #7B68EE. It is rgb(123, 104, 238) in RGB, hsl(249, 80%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#7B68EE

RGBrgb(123, 104, 238)

HSLhsl(249, 80%, 67%)

HSVhsv(249, 56%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.194 285.5)

LABlab(51.28% 33.84 -66.48)

LCHlch(51.28% 74.59 296.98)

Colors Closest to Medium Slate Blue

Medium Slate Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.48 Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.67 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.08 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 11.45 Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 12.9 Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.02

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7B68EE Channel Values

How Medium Slate Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 123 · G 104 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 249° · S 80% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 249° · S 56% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 48% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Slate Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Medium Slate Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Slate Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Slate Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Medium Slate Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7B68EE

Protanopia#6C6CEE

Protanomaly#726AEE

Deuteranopia#6F6FEE

Deuteranomaly#746CEE

Tritanopia#5C8383

Tritanomaly#6A79B8

Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #7B68EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--medium-slate-blue: #7B68EE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7B68EE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-slate-blue': '#7B68EE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.408, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="medium_slate_blue">#7B68EE</color>

SVG fillfill="#7B68EE"

More Blue Colors

Medium Slate Blue sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

7b7be5 7abdff 7ba4ef 7979e2 7c86ff 77b5fe 7c9ed9 77a5ca 7cb9e8 778ba5 8073d4 778899 97a3af b8e6fe d6ebff f5f3ff 0000f5 0072bb 0e0e48 193cb8 26619c 352d67 4a5d6b 5f6e7c

#7B68EE Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Slate Blue?

The hex code for Medium Slate Blue is #7B68EE. That is rgb(123, 104, 238) in RGB, hsl(249, 80%, 67%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #7B68EE?

#7B68EE is rgb(123, 104, 238) — red 123, green 104, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7B68EE?

#7B68EE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7B68EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7B68EE scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is MediumSlateBlue a CSS named color?

Yes. MediumSlateBlue is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: mediumslateblue instead of the hex code.

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