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#6A66CA

#6a66ca ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a66ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 40% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.52% cyan, 49.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 242.4°, with 48.54% saturation and 59.61% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #c6ca66

Split complementary

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #ca9c66
  3. #94ca66

Analogous

  1. #6694ca
  2. #6a66ca
  3. #9c66ca

Triadic

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #ca6a66
  3. #66ca6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #ca66c6
  3. #c6ca66
  4. #66ca6a

Square

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #ca6694
  3. #c6ca66
  4. #66ca9c

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2770
  2. #3f3ba9
  3. #6a66ca
  4. #a19fde
  5. #d9d8f1

Shades

#6a66ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #5f5cb6
  3. #5552a2
  4. #4a478d
  5. #403d79
  6. #353365
  7. #2a2951
  8. #201f3d
  9. #151428
  10. #0b0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a66ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #7975cf
  3. #8885d5
  4. #9794da
  5. #a6a3df
  6. #b5b3e5
  7. #c3c2ea
  8. #d2d1ef
  9. #e1e0f4
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a66ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a66ca
  2. #6c69c3
  3. #6e6bbb
  4. #716eb4
  5. #7370ac
  6. #7573a5
  7. #77769e
  8. #797896
  9. #7c7b8f
  10. #7e7d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f6d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3976ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #336fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #487b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5170cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f6bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5873aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a66ca {
  color: #6a66ca;
}
Background
.bg-6a66ca {
  background-color: #6a66ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a66ca {
  border: 2px solid #6a66ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a66ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 102 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 49% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a66ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a66ca, #9c66ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a66ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 102 202 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.59 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.84 #959935 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6a66ca  rgb(106, 102, 202)  hsl(242, 49%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#c6ca66  rgb(198, 202, 102)  hsl(62, 49%, 60%)  Straw
#ca6a66  rgb(202, 106, 102)  hsl(2, 49%, 60%)  Indian Red
#66ca6a  rgb(102, 202, 106)  hsl(122, 49%, 60%)  Mantis