Blue

MediumSlateBlue

#7B68EE
HEX
#7B68EE
RGB
rgb(123, 104, 238)
HSL
hsl(249, 80%, 67%)

Blue family

About MediumSlateBlue

MediumSlateBlue (#7B68EE) is a medium, vivid blue. Blue is the world's most popular favorite color, associated with trust, calm and depth, and this shade carries that steady, dependable character.

Psychology

Blue lowers stress and is associated with trust, intelligence and reliability. It is the color of stability and competence, which is why so many banks, insurers and technology companies build their brands around it.

Applications

Blue dominates corporate, financial, healthcare and technology design. Light blues feel airy and clean, while deep blues convey authority and luxury. It is also the default for links and primary buttons in countless interfaces.

History

Ultramarine was once made from ground lapis lazuli and was more expensive than gold, reserved for the robes of the Virgin Mary in Renaissance art. Prussian blue and synthetic ultramarine later made blue affordable and ubiquitous.

Meaning

Blue commonly means trust, peace, loyalty and wisdom. In some cultures it is protective, in others it signifies sadness, and it is widely used in flags and institutions to project stability.

Why use this color

Choose blue when you want to build trust, calm and professionalism. It is the safest choice for corporate and financial brands and for interfaces where clarity and reliability matter most.

Accessibility

Against white, #7B68EE has a 4.2:1 contrast ratio; against black it is 5.1:1. Black text on #7B68EE meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Fun facts

  • Blue is the most commonly cited favorite color worldwide.
  • Ultramarine was once more expensive than gold because it came from lapis lazuli.
  • Blue light has a short wavelength, which is why the sky and distant mountains look blue.

Shades, tints & tones

Variations

Ten lightness steps plus MediumSlateBlue's tints, shades and tones — every swatch copies its hex on click.

Lightness scale

Tints (toward white)

Shades (toward black)

Tones (toward gray)

Color theory

Color harmonies

Proven schemes built around MediumSlateBlue. Each swatch is one click from your clipboard.

Complementary

#7c68ee#daee68

Analogous

#6897ee#7c68ee#bf68ee

Triadic

#7c68ee#ee7c68#68ee7c

Split-complementary

#7c68ee#eebf68#97ee68

Tetradic

#7c68ee#ee6897#daee68#68eebf

Monochromatic

#110845#241093#3819e6#806cef#c3baf7

Accessibility

Blindness simulator

See how MediumSlateBlue is perceived with common types of color vision deficiency.

#7B68EE

Normal vision

Standard trichromatic vision, shown for reference.

#0280f2

Protanopia

Red-blind. Reds look darker and can be confused with greens and browns.

#0078eb

Deuteranopia

Green-blind. Greens look muted and can be confused with reds and browns.

#5286a1

Tritanopia

Blue-blind. Blues look greenish and yellows fade toward pink.

#7c7c7c

Achromatopsia

Complete color blindness. Everything is seen in shades of gray.

WCAG

Contrast checker

How MediumSlateBlue performs against black and white text, with WCAG AA and AAA ratings.

AaWhite on MediumSlateBlue
4.15:1
AAAAAAA LargeAAA Large
AaBlack on MediumSlateBlue
5.06:1
AAAAAAA LargeAAA Large

The ratio is identical whether MediumSlateBlue is used as the text or the background.

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Color palettes

Curated palettes that put MediumSlateBlue to work, with copy-all support for each.

Complementary

Roughly 180° across the wheel from #7B68EE (hue 249°) sits #daee68, held together by the #e1dcf9 tint and the neutrals #f4f4f5 and #18181b.

Analogous

#7B68EE with its two closest neighbours, #6897ee and #bf68ee, for a 80%-saturation run that stays inside one family; #e1dcf9 and #2f15c1 add depth without breaking it.

Triadic

#7B68EE plus #ee7c68 and #68ee7c, a triangle that sits 120° apart at every corner, with #f4f4f5 and #18181b doing the quiet work underneath.

Monochromatic

One hue at 5 lightness steps: #efedfd through #07031c, starting from #7B68EE at 67% lightness.

MediumSlateBlue (#7B68EE) is a blue-family color. Use its values, variations, harmonies and palettes above to put it to work in your next design.

Frequently asked questions

MediumSlateBlue is #7B68EE — rgb(123, 104, 238) / hsl(249, 80%, 67%). MediumSlateBlue (#7B68EE) is a medium, vivid blue. Blue is the world's most popular favorite color, associated with trust, calm and depth, and this shade carries that steady, dependable character.

Good to know

  • MediumSlateBlue is one of 609 named colors in the library.
  • Its complementary hue sits 180° away on the color wheel: #daee68.

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