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#6A5EC0

#6a5ec0 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a5ec0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 36.86% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.79% cyan, 51.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 247.35°, with 43.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #b4c05e

Split complementary

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #c09b5e
  3. #83c05e

Analogous

  1. #5e83c0
  2. #6a5ec0
  3. #9b5ec0

Triadic

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #c06a5e
  3. #5ec06a

Tetradic

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #c05eb4
  3. #b4c05e
  4. #5ec06a

Square

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #c05e83
  3. #b4c05e
  4. #5ec09b

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2560
  2. #463b97
  3. #6a5ec0
  4. #9d95d6
  5. #d0cceb

Shades

#6a5ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #5f55ad
  3. #554b9a
  4. #4a4286
  5. #403873
  6. #352f60
  7. #2a264d
  8. #201c3a
  9. #151326
  10. #0b0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a5ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #796ec6
  3. #887ecd
  4. #978ed3
  5. #a69ed9
  6. #b5afe0
  7. #c3bfe6
  8. #d2cfec
  9. #e1dff2
  10. #f0eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a5ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a5ec0
  2. #6c61ba
  3. #6e65b3
  4. #7168ad
  5. #736ca6
  6. #756fa0
  7. #77729a
  8. #797693
  9. #7c798d
  10. #7e7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #326ec3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3069be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e68c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d65bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b6ba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a5ec0 {
  color: #6a5ec0;
}
Background
.bg-6a5ec0 {
  background-color: #6a5ec0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a5ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #6a5ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a5ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 94 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 44% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a5ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a5ec0, #9b5ec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a5ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 94 192 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.42 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.89 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.09 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.32 #95a13f Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6a5ec0  rgb(106, 94, 192)  hsl(247, 44%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#b4c05e  rgb(180, 192, 94)  hsl(67, 44%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#c06a5e  rgb(192, 106, 94)  hsl(7, 44%, 56%)  Indian Red
#5ec06a  rgb(94, 192, 106)  hsl(127, 44%, 56%)  Emerald