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#6461BA

#6461ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6461ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.24% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 242.02°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.148

Complementary

  1. #6461ba
  2. #b7ba61

Split complementary

  1. #6461ba
  2. #ba9061
  3. #8bba61

Analogous

  1. #618bba
  2. #6461ba
  3. #9061ba

Triadic

  1. #6461ba
  2. #ba6461
  3. #61ba64

Tetradic

  1. #6461ba
  2. #ba61b7
  3. #b7ba61
  4. #61ba64

Square

  1. #6461ba
  2. #ba618b
  3. #b7ba61
  4. #61ba90

Monochromatic

  1. #29285a
  2. #413f90
  3. #6461ba
  4. #9896d1
  5. #cccbe9

Shades

#6461ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6461ba
  2. #5a57a7
  3. #504e95
  4. #464482
  5. #3c3a70
  6. #32315d
  7. #28274a
  8. #1e1d38
  9. #141325
  10. #0a0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6461ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6461ba
  2. #7471c1
  3. #8381c8
  4. #9390cf
  5. #a2a0d6
  6. #b2b0dd
  7. #c1c0e3
  8. #d1d0ea
  9. #e0dff1
  10. #f0eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6461ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6461ba
  2. #6764b4
  3. #6a67ae
  4. #6c6aa9
  5. #6f6da3
  6. #72719d
  7. #757497
  8. #787791
  9. #7a7a8c
  10. #7d7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c6ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3768b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #477484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f69bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d65b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #546d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6461ba {
  color: #6461ba;
}
Background
.bg-6461ba {
  background-color: #6461ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6461ba {
  border: 2px solid #6461ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6461ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6461ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6461ba, #9061ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6461ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.17 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.31 #9b9e45 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6461ba  rgb(100, 97, 186)  hsl(242, 39%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#b7ba61  rgb(183, 186, 97)  hsl(62, 39%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#ba6461  rgb(186, 100, 97)  hsl(2, 39%, 55%)  Indian Red
#61ba64  rgb(97, 186, 100)  hsl(122, 39%, 55%)  Mantis