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#6857CC

#6857cc ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6857cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 34.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.02% cyan, 57.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 248.72°, with 53.42% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 0.95.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #6857cc
  2. #bbcc57

Split complementary

  1. #6857cc
  2. #cca357
  3. #81cc57

Analogous

  1. #5781cc
  2. #6857cc
  3. #a357cc

Triadic

  1. #6857cc
  2. #cc6857
  3. #57cc68

Tetradic

  1. #6857cc
  2. #cc57bb
  3. #bbcc57
  4. #57cc68

Square

  1. #6857cc
  2. #cc5781
  3. #bbcc57
  4. #57cca3

Monochromatic

  1. #2b206a
  2. #4332a5
  3. #6857cc
  4. #9d92de
  5. #d1ccf0

Shades

#6857cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6857cc
  2. #5e4eb8
  3. #5346a3
  4. #493d8f
  5. #3e347a
  6. #342c66
  7. #2a2352
  8. #1f1a3d
  9. #151129
  10. #0a0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#6857cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6857cc
  2. #7768d1
  3. #8679d6
  4. #9589db
  5. #a49ae0
  6. #b4abe6
  7. #c3bceb
  8. #d2cdf0
  9. #e1ddf5
  10. #f0eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6857cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6857cc
  2. #6a5bc4
  3. #6d5fbd
  4. #6f63b5
  5. #7267ae
  6. #746ca6
  7. #76709e
  8. #797497
  9. #7b788f
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69629b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #447289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4264ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4160cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5568a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6857cc {
  color: #6857cc;
}
Background
.bg-6857cc {
  background-color: #6857cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6857cc {
  border: 2px solid #6857cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6857cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 87 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 53% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6857cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6857cc, #a357cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6857cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 87 204 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 0.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.13 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.12 #97a833 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6857cc  rgb(104, 87, 204)  hsl(249, 53%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#bbcc57  rgb(187, 204, 87)  hsl(69, 53%, 57%)  June Bud
#cc6857  rgb(204, 104, 87)  hsl(9, 53%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#57cc68  rgb(87, 204, 104)  hsl(129, 53%, 57%)  Emerald