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#6565A7

#6565a7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6565a7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 39.61% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.52% cyan, 39.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 27.27% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #6565a7
  2. #a7a765

Split complementary

  1. #6565a7
  2. #a78665
  3. #86a765

Analogous

  1. #6586a7
  2. #6565a7
  3. #8665a7

Triadic

  1. #6565a7
  2. #a76565
  3. #65a765

Tetradic

  1. #6565a7
  2. #a765a7
  3. #a7a765
  4. #65a765

Square

  1. #6565a7
  2. #a76586
  3. #a7a765
  4. #65a786

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2a49
  2. #46467a
  3. #6565a7
  4. #9696c3
  5. #c6c6df

Shades

#6565a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6565a7
  2. #5b5b96
  3. #515186
  4. #474775
  5. #3d3d64
  6. #333354
  7. #282843
  8. #1e1e32
  9. #141421
  10. #0a0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#6565a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6565a7
  2. #7474b0
  3. #8484b9
  4. #9393c1
  5. #a3a3ca
  6. #b2b2d3
  7. #c1c1dc
  8. #d1d1e5
  9. #e0e0ed
  10. #f0f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6565a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6565a7
  2. #6868a3
  3. #6a6a9f
  4. #6d6d9b
  5. #707097
  6. #737394
  7. #757590
  8. #78788c
  9. #7b7b88
  10. #7d7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f6eaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c69a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52727e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #586aa9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5768a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a6d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6565a7 {
  color: #6565a7;
}
Background
.bg-6565a7 {
  background-color: #6565a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6565a7 {
  border: 2px solid #6565a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6565a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 101 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 27% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6565a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6565a7, #8665a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6565a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 101 167 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.74 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.99 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.79 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.66 #9a9a58 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6565a7  rgb(101, 101, 167)  hsl(240, 27%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#a7a765  rgb(167, 167, 101)  hsl(60, 27%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#a76565  rgb(167, 101, 101)  hsl(0, 27%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#65a765  rgb(101, 167, 101)  hsl(120, 27%, 53%)  Asparagus