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#6659CD

#6659cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6659cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.24% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 246.72°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 0.76.

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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #6659cd
  2. #c0cd59

Split complementary

  1. #6659cd
  2. #cda059
  3. #86cd59

Analogous

  1. #5986cd
  2. #6659cd
  3. #a059cd

Triadic

  1. #6659cd
  2. #cd6659
  3. #59cd66

Tetradic

  1. #6659cd
  2. #cd59c0
  3. #c0cd59
  4. #59cd66

Square

  1. #6659cd
  2. #cd5986
  3. #c0cd59
  4. #59cda0

Monochromatic

  1. #29216c
  2. #3f32a7
  3. #6659cd
  4. #9c94df
  5. #d2cff0

Shades

#6659cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6659cd
  2. #5c50b9
  3. #5247a4
  4. #473e90
  5. #3d357b
  6. #332d67
  7. #292452
  8. #1f1b3e
  9. #141229
  10. #0a0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6659cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6659cd
  2. #756ad2
  3. #857ad7
  4. #948bdc
  5. #a39be1
  6. #b3ace6
  7. #c2bdeb
  8. #d1cdf0
  9. #e0def5
  10. #f0eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6659cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6659cd
  2. #695dc5
  3. #6b61be
  4. #6e65b6
  5. #7069ae
  6. #736da7
  7. #76709f
  8. #787497
  9. #7b788f
  10. #7d7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68649c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #016dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f738a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4166cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4061cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #516aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6659cd {
  color: #6659cd;
}
Background
.bg-6659cd {
  background-color: #6659cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6659cd {
  border: 2px solid #6659cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6659cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6659cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6659cd, #a059cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6659cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 0.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.35 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.98 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.44 #99a632 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6659cd  rgb(102, 89, 205)  hsl(247, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#c0cd59  rgb(192, 205, 89)  hsl(67, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd6659  rgb(205, 102, 89)  hsl(7, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59cd66  rgb(89, 205, 102)  hsl(127, 54%, 58%)  Mantis