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#6166B2

#6166b2 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6166b2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 40% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.51% cyan, 42.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 236.3°, with 34.47% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #6166b2
  2. #b2ad61

Split complementary

  1. #6166b2
  2. #b28561
  3. #8eb261

Analogous

  1. #618eb2
  2. #6166b2
  3. #8561b2

Triadic

  1. #6166b2
  2. #b26166
  3. #66b261

Tetradic

  1. #6166b2
  2. #ad61b2
  3. #b2ad61
  4. #66b261

Square

  1. #6166b2
  2. #b2618e
  3. #b2ad61
  4. #61b285

Monochromatic

  1. #282b52
  2. #414585
  3. #6166b2
  4. #9498cb
  5. #c8cae4

Shades

#6166b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6166b2
  2. #575ca0
  3. #4e528e
  4. #44477d
  5. #3a3d6b
  6. #313359
  7. #272947
  8. #1d1f35
  9. #131424
  10. #0a0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#6166b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6166b2
  2. #7175ba
  3. #8185c1
  4. #9094c9
  5. #a0a3d1
  6. #b0b3d9
  7. #c0c2e0
  8. #d0d1e8
  9. #dfe0f0
  10. #eff0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6166b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6166b2
  2. #6469ad
  3. #676ba8
  4. #6a6ea3
  5. #6d709e
  6. #717399
  7. #747694
  8. #77788f
  9. #7a7b8a
  10. #7d7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4970b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436ab0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #457683 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #546cb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5168b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #527098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6166b2 {
  color: #6166b2;
}
Background
.bg-6166b2 {
  background-color: #6166b2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6166b2 {
  border: 2px solid #6166b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6166b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 102 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 34% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6166b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6166b2, #8561b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6166b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 102 178 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.03 #9e994d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6166b2  rgb(97, 102, 178)  hsl(236, 34%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#b2ad61  rgb(178, 173, 97)  hsl(56, 34%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#b26166  rgb(178, 97, 102)  hsl(356, 34%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#66b261  rgb(102, 178, 97)  hsl(116, 34%, 54%)  Mantis