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#6959BB

#6959bb ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6959bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 34.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.85% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 249.8°, with 41.88% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #6959bb
  2. #abbb59

Split complementary

  1. #6959bb
  2. #bb9a59
  3. #7abb59

Analogous

  1. #597abb
  2. #6959bb
  3. #9a59bb

Triadic

  1. #6959bb
  2. #bb6959
  3. #59bb69

Tetradic

  1. #6959bb
  2. #bb59ab
  3. #abbb59
  4. #59bb69

Square

  1. #6959bb
  2. #bb597a
  3. #abbb59
  4. #59bb9a

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2457
  2. #483a8e
  3. #6959bb
  4. #9a8fd1
  5. #cbc6e7

Shades

#6959bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6959bb
  2. #5f50a8
  3. #544796
  4. #4a3e83
  5. #3f3570
  6. #352d5e
  7. #2a244b
  8. #201b38
  9. #151225
  10. #0b0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#6959bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6959bb
  2. #786ac2
  3. #877ac9
  4. #968bcf
  5. #a59bd6
  6. #b4acdd
  7. #c3bde4
  8. #d2cdeb
  9. #e1def1
  10. #f0eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6959bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6959bb
  2. #6b5db5
  3. #6e61af
  4. #7065a9
  5. #7269a3
  6. #756d9e
  7. #777098
  8. #797492
  9. #7b788c
  10. #7e7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c6abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b65b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #506e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c64bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b60ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b669c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6959bb {
  color: #6959bb;
}
Background
.bg-6959bb {
  background-color: #6959bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6959bb {
  border: 2px solid #6959bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6959bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 89 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6959bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6959bb, #9a59bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6959bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 89 187 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.63 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.66 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.57 #96a644 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6959bb  rgb(105, 89, 187)  hsl(250, 42%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#abbb59  rgb(171, 187, 89)  hsl(70, 42%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#bb6959  rgb(187, 105, 89)  hsl(10, 42%, 54%)  Indian Red
#59bb69  rgb(89, 187, 105)  hsl(130, 42%, 54%)  Emerald