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#6569A2

#6569a2 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6569a2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.18% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 35.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 236.07°, with 24.7% saturation and 51.57% 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 9.41.

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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #6569a2
  2. #a29e65

Split complementary

  1. #6569a2
  2. #a28065
  3. #87a265

Analogous

  1. #6587a2
  2. #6569a2
  3. #8065a2

Triadic

  1. #6569a2
  2. #a26569
  3. #69a265

Tetradic

  1. #6569a2
  2. #9e65a2
  3. #a29e65
  4. #69a265

Square

  1. #6569a2
  2. #a26587
  3. #a29e65
  4. #65a280

Monochromatic

  1. #292b45
  2. #464974
  3. #6569a2
  4. #9597bf
  5. #c4c6dc

Shades

#6569a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6569a2
  2. #5b5f92
  3. #515482
  4. #474a71
  5. #3d3f61
  6. #333551
  7. #282a41
  8. #1e2031
  9. #141520
  10. #0a0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#6569a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6569a2
  2. #7478ab
  3. #8487b5
  4. #9396be
  5. #a3a5c7
  6. #b2b4d1
  7. #c1c3da
  8. #d1d2e3
  9. #e0e1ec
  10. #f0f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6569a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6569a2
  2. #686b9f
  3. #6a6e9b
  4. #6d7098
  5. #707294
  6. #737591
  7. #75778e
  8. #78798a
  9. #7b7b87
  10. #7d7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5770a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536ca1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54747e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d6da3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b6ba1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b708e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6569a2 {
  color: #6569a2;
}
Background
.bg-6569a2 {
  background-color: #6569a2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6569a2 {
  border: 2px solid #6569a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6569a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 105 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 25% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6569a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6569a2, #8065a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6569a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 105 162 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.73 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 11.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 12.38 #9a965d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6569a2  rgb(101, 105, 162)  hsl(236, 25%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#a29e65  rgb(162, 158, 101)  hsl(56, 25%, 52%)  Moss Green
#a26569  rgb(162, 101, 105)  hsl(356, 25%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#69a265  rgb(105, 162, 101)  hsl(116, 25%, 52%)  Asparagus