Medium Slate Blue is vivid, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #849711 |
| Complementary Color | #dbee68 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Slate Blue Color. The Purplish Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called If I Could Fly (#6d68ed) for more calm effect. Try Blue Hepatica as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dbee68 is the best complementary color to Medium Slate Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b68ee complementary color is Manz, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cornflower Blue are #6897ee and #bd68ee. Thus found on the left and right of #7b68ee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cornflower Blue and Lavender colors as they work well with Medium Slate Blue.
The split-complementary Medium Slate Blue palette consists of #98ee68 and #eebd68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbee68). Try Sulu and Porsche colors in combination with #7b68ee, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #7b68ee offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Medium Slate Blue. Thus Pastel Green and Burnt Sienna giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Slate Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manz, Froly, and Turquoise Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b68ee square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medium Slate Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#dbee68) and two others. The Burnt Sienna is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spray – 120° from the complementary Manz. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee7a68 and #68dbee.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b68ee is made of 26% red, 22% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Slate Blue has a hue angle of 248.51°, a saturation of 79.76% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b68ee is made of 45.09% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #7b68ee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,104,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 22%, 51% |
| CMYK | 45.09, 52.55, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(248.51,79.76%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.51,56.3%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.1575,41.0797,-65.4054) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5513,20.2846,83.2994) |