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#6973FF

#6973ff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6973ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 45.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.82% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 100% saturation and 70.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #6973ff
  2. #fff569

Split complementary

  1. #6973ff
  2. #ffaa69
  3. #beff69

Analogous

  1. #69beff
  2. #6973ff
  3. #aa69ff

Triadic

  1. #6973ff
  2. #ff6973
  3. #73ff69

Tetradic

  1. #6973ff
  2. #f569ff
  3. #fff569
  4. #73ff69

Square

  1. #6973ff
  2. #ff69be
  3. #fff569
  4. #69ffaa

Monochromatic

  1. #000ecf
  2. #1d2cff
  3. #6973ff
  4. #b6baff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#6973ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6973ff
  2. #5f68e6
  3. #545ccc
  4. #4a51b3
  5. #3f4599
  6. #353a80
  7. #2a2e66
  8. #20234d
  9. #151733
  10. #0b0c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6973ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6973ff
  2. #7881ff
  3. #878fff
  4. #969dff
  5. #a5abff
  6. #b4b9ff
  7. #c3c7ff
  8. #d2d5ff
  9. #e1e3ff
  10. #f0f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6973ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6973ff
  2. #6b74f2
  3. #6e76e6
  4. #7077d9
  5. #7278cc
  6. #757ac0
  7. #777bb3
  8. #797ca6
  9. #7b7d99
  10. #7e7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797dc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0089ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0094ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4281ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3879fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e88d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6973ff {
  color: #6973ff;
}
Background
.bg-6973ff {
  background-color: #6973ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6973ff {
  border: 2px solid #6973ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6973ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 115 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6973ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6973ff, #aa69ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6973ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 115 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.80 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.08 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.87 #968c00 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6973ff  rgb(105, 115, 255)  hsl(236, 100%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#fff569  rgb(255, 245, 105)  hsl(56, 100%, 71%)  Icterine
#ff6973  rgb(255, 105, 115)  hsl(356, 100%, 71%)  Light Coral
#73ff69  rgb(115, 255, 105)  hsl(116, 100%, 71%)  Neon Green