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#6468BC

#6468bc ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6468bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 40.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.81% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 39.64% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #6468bc
  2. #bcb864

Split complementary

  1. #6468bc
  2. #bc8c64
  3. #94bc64

Analogous

  1. #6494bc
  2. #6468bc
  3. #8c64bc

Triadic

  1. #6468bc
  2. #bc6468
  3. #68bc64

Tetradic

  1. #6468bc
  2. #b864bc
  3. #bcb864
  4. #68bc64

Square

  1. #6468bc
  2. #bc6494
  3. #bcb864
  4. #64bc8c

Monochromatic

  1. #292b5e
  2. #404494
  3. #6468bc
  4. #999cd3
  5. #cfd0ea

Shades

#6468bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6468bc
  2. #5a5ea9
  3. #505396
  4. #464984
  5. #3c3e71
  6. #32345e
  7. #282a4b
  8. #1e1f38
  9. #141526
  10. #0a0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6468bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6468bc
  2. #7477c3
  3. #8386c9
  4. #9395d0
  5. #a2a4d7
  6. #b2b4de
  7. #c1c3e4
  8. #d1d2eb
  9. #e0e1f2
  10. #f0f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6468bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6468bc
  2. #676ab6
  3. #6a6db0
  4. #6c6faa
  5. #6f72a4
  6. #72749e
  7. #757698
  8. #787992
  9. #7a7b8c
  10. #7d7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4674bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #406dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #457a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #546fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5373a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6468bc {
  color: #6468bc;
}
Background
.bg-6468bc {
  background-color: #6468bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6468bc {
  border: 2px solid #6468bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6468bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 104 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6468bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6468bc, #8c64bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6468bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 104 188 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.32 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.54 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.48 #9b9743 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6468bc  rgb(100, 104, 188)  hsl(237, 40%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#bcb864  rgb(188, 184, 100)  hsl(57, 40%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#bc6468  rgb(188, 100, 104)  hsl(357, 40%, 56%)  Indian Red
#68bc64  rgb(104, 188, 100)  hsl(117, 40%, 56%)  Mantis