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#6859BF

#6859bf ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6859bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 34.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.55% cyan, 53.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 248.82°, with 44.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #6859bf
  2. #b0bf59

Split complementary

  1. #6859bf
  2. #bf9b59
  3. #7dbf59

Analogous

  1. #597dbf
  2. #6859bf
  3. #9b59bf

Triadic

  1. #6859bf
  2. #bf6859
  3. #59bf68

Tetradic

  1. #6859bf
  2. #bf59b0
  3. #b0bf59
  4. #59bf68

Square

  1. #6859bf
  2. #bf597d
  3. #b0bf59
  4. #59bf9b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c235c
  2. #463993
  3. #6859bf
  4. #9a90d4
  5. #ccc7ea

Shades

#6859bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6859bf
  2. #5e50ac
  3. #534799
  4. #493e86
  5. #3e3573
  6. #342d60
  7. #2a244c
  8. #1f1b39
  9. #151226
  10. #0a0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#6859bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6859bf
  2. #776ac5
  3. #867acc
  4. #958bd2
  5. #a49bd9
  6. #b4acdf
  7. #c3bde5
  8. #d2cdec
  9. #e1def2
  10. #f0eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6859bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6859bf
  2. #6a5db9
  3. #6d61b2
  4. #6f65ac
  5. #7269a6
  6. #746da0
  7. #767099
  8. #797493
  9. #7b788d
  10. #7e7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #266bc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2465bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c6f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4964c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4961be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #59679f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6859bf {
  color: #6859bf;
}
Background
.bg-6859bf {
  background-color: #6859bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6859bf {
  border: 2px solid #6859bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6859bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 89 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6859bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6859bf, #9b59bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6859bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 89 191 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.37 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.00 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.58 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.94 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.05 #97a640 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6859bf  rgb(104, 89, 191)  hsl(249, 44%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#b0bf59  rgb(176, 191, 89)  hsl(69, 44%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#bf6859  rgb(191, 104, 89)  hsl(9, 44%, 55%)  Indian Red
#59bf68  rgb(89, 191, 104)  hsl(129, 44%, 55%)  Emerald