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#6A59DF

#6a59df ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6a59df is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 34.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.47% cyan, 60.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 247.61°, with 67.68% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #6a59df
  2. #cedf59

Split complementary

  1. #6a59df
  2. #dfad59
  3. #8bdf59

Analogous

  1. #598bdf
  2. #6a59df
  3. #ad59df

Triadic

  1. #6a59df
  2. #df6a59
  3. #59df6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a59df
  2. #df59ce
  3. #cedf59
  4. #59df6a

Square

  1. #6a59df
  2. #df598b
  3. #cedf59
  4. #59dfad

Monochromatic

  1. #271a85
  2. #3a26c5
  3. #6a59df
  4. #a499eb
  5. #ddd9f8

Shades

#6a59df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a59df
  2. #5f50c9
  3. #5547b2
  4. #4a3e9c
  5. #403586
  6. #352d70
  7. #2a2459
  8. #201b43
  9. #15122d
  10. #0b0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a59df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a59df
  2. #796ae2
  3. #887ae5
  4. #978be9
  5. #a69bec
  6. #b5acef
  7. #c3bdf2
  8. #d2cdf5
  9. #e1def9
  10. #f0eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a59df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a59df
  2. #6c5dd6
  3. #6e61cc
  4. #7165c3
  5. #7369b9
  6. #756db0
  7. #7770a6
  8. #79749d
  9. #7c7893
  10. #7e7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c66a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #397994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b69e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3863dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #516db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a59df {
  color: #6a59df;
}
Background
.bg-6a59df {
  background-color: #6a59df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a59df {
  border: 2px solid #6a59df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a59df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 89 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a59df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a59df, #ad59df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a59df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 89 223 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.56 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.64 #95a620 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6a59df  rgb(106, 89, 223)  hsl(248, 68%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#cedf59  rgb(206, 223, 89)  hsl(68, 68%, 61%)  June Bud
#df6a59  rgb(223, 106, 89)  hsl(8, 68%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#59df6a  rgb(89, 223, 106)  hsl(128, 68%, 61%)  Pastel Green