Medium Slate Blue
#7B68EE
Medium Slate Blue is a blue tone at #7B68EE. It sits at 249 degrees on the color wheel with 80% saturation and 67% lightness.
Color values
Tints and shades
Tints mix Medium Slate Blue with white, shades mix it with black. Use the light end for backgrounds and the dark end for text that has to stay readable.
Tint 80%
#E5E1FC
Tint 60%
#CAC3F8
Tint 40%
#B0A4F5
Tint 20%
#9586F1
Base
#7B68EE
Shade 20%
#6253BE
Shade 40%
#4A3E8F
Shade 60%
#312A5F
Shade 80%
#191530
Accessibility
On white
Sample text
4.15:1
Large text only
On black
Sample text
5.06:1
Passes AA for body text
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Other blue colors
Frequently asked
- What is the hex code for Medium Slate Blue?
- The hex code for Medium Slate Blue is #7B68EE. In RGB that is rgb(123, 104, 238), and in HSL it is hsl(249, 80%, 67%).
- What RGB values make Medium Slate Blue?
- Medium Slate Blue is 123 red, 104 green, and 238 blue, written as rgb(123, 104, 238).
- Is Medium Slate Blue readable as text on a white background?
- Medium Slate Blue scores 4.15:1 against white. WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text, so it fails and should be used for fills or borders rather than type.
- Is Medium Slate Blue a valid CSS color name?
- Yes. You can write color: mediumslateblue directly in CSS, which every browser resolves to #7B68EE.