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#6261CB

#6261cb ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6261cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.43% red, 38.04% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.72% cyan, 52.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 240.57°, with 50.48% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #6261cb
  2. #cacb61

Split complementary

  1. #6261cb
  2. #cb9761
  3. #95cb61

Analogous

  1. #6195cb
  2. #6261cb
  3. #9761cb

Triadic

  1. #6261cb
  2. #cb6261
  3. #61cb62

Tetradic

  1. #6261cb
  2. #cb61ca
  3. #cacb61
  4. #61cb62

Square

  1. #6261cb
  2. #cb6195
  3. #cacb61
  4. #61cb97

Monochromatic

  1. #25246f
  2. #3837a8
  3. #6261cb
  4. #9b9bde
  5. #d4d4f1

Shades

#6261cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6261cb
  2. #5857b7
  3. #4e4ea2
  4. #45448e
  5. #3b3a7a
  6. #313166
  7. #272751
  8. #1d1d3d
  9. #141329
  10. #0a0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6261cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6261cb
  2. #7271d0
  3. #8181d5
  4. #9190db
  5. #a1a0e0
  6. #b1b0e5
  7. #c0c0ea
  8. #d0d0ef
  9. #e0dff5
  10. #efeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6261cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6261cb
  2. #6564c4
  3. #6867bc
  4. #6b6ab5
  5. #6e6dad
  6. #7171a6
  7. #74749e
  8. #777797
  9. #7a7a8f
  10. #7d7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69699c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2972cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c6ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36798d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #466bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4366ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b70a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6261cb {
  color: #6261cb;
}
Background
.bg-6261cb {
  background-color: #6261cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6261cb {
  border: 2px solid #6261cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6261cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 98 97 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 50% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6261cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6261cb, #9761cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6261cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(98 97 203 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.90 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.03 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.77 #9d9e34 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6261cb  rgb(98, 97, 203)  hsl(241, 50%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#cacb61  rgb(202, 203, 97)  hsl(61, 50%, 59%)  Straw
#cb6261  rgb(203, 98, 97)  hsl(1, 50%, 59%)  Indian Red
#61cb62  rgb(97, 203, 98)  hsl(121, 50%, 59%)  Mantis