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#6A61BA

#6a61ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a61ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.01% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 246.07°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #b1ba61

Split complementary

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #ba9761
  3. #84ba61

Analogous

  1. #6184ba
  2. #6a61ba
  3. #9761ba

Triadic

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #ba6a61
  3. #61ba6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #ba61b1
  3. #b1ba61
  4. #61ba6a

Square

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #ba6184
  3. #b1ba61
  4. #61ba97

Monochromatic

  1. #2d285a
  2. #473f90
  3. #6a61ba
  4. #9c96d1
  5. #cecbe9

Shades

#6a61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #5f57a7
  3. #554e95
  4. #4a4482
  5. #403a70
  6. #35315d
  7. #2a274a
  8. #201d38
  9. #151325
  10. #0b0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #7971c1
  3. #8881c8
  4. #9790cf
  5. #a6a0d6
  6. #b5b0dd
  7. #c3c0e3
  8. #d2d0ea
  9. #e1dff1
  10. #f0eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a61ba
  2. #6c64b4
  3. #6e67ae
  4. #716aa9
  5. #736da3
  6. #75719d
  7. #777497
  8. #797791
  9. #7c7a8c
  10. #7e7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d6fbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b6ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #527384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #536abc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5266b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6c9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a61ba {
  color: #6a61ba;
}
Background
.bg-6a61ba {
  background-color: #6a61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a61ba {
  border: 2px solid #6a61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a61ba, #9761ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.86 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.30 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.33 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.97 #959e45 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6a61ba  rgb(106, 97, 186)  hsl(246, 39%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#b1ba61  rgb(177, 186, 97)  hsl(66, 39%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#ba6a61  rgb(186, 106, 97)  hsl(6, 39%, 55%)  Indian Red
#61ba6a  rgb(97, 186, 106)  hsl(126, 39%, 55%)  Mantis