ColorTool
Log in
#6A6FEF

#6a6fef ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#6a6fef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 43.53% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.65% cyan, 53.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.74°, with 80.61% saturation and 67.65% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#6666ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2067

Complementary

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #efea6a

Split complementary

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #efa76a
  3. #b2ef6a

Analogous

  1. #6ab2ef
  2. #6a6fef
  3. #a76aef

Triadic

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #ef6a6f
  3. #6fef6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #ea6aef
  3. #efea6a
  4. #6fef6a

Square

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #ef6ab2
  3. #efea6a
  4. #6aefa7

Monochromatic

  1. #1318ad
  2. #252ce8
  3. #6a6fef
  4. #afb2f6
  5. #ededfd

Shades

#6a6fef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #5f64d7
  3. #5559bf
  4. #4a4ea7
  5. #40438f
  6. #353878
  7. #2a2c60
  8. #202148
  9. #151630
  10. #0b0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a6fef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #797df1
  3. #888cf2
  4. #979af4
  5. #a6a9f5
  6. #b5b7f7
  7. #c3c5f9
  8. #d2d4fa
  9. #e1e2fc
  10. #f0f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a6fef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #6c71e4
  3. #6e72d9
  4. #7174ce
  5. #7376c3
  6. #7578b8
  7. #7779ac
  8. #797ba1
  9. #7c7d96
  10. #7e7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7678b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d83f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #208ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #487cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4175ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4982c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-6a6fef {
  color: #6a6fef;
}
Background
.bg-6a6fef {
  background-color: #6a6fef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a6fef {
  border: 2px solid #6a6fef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a6fef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 111 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 81% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a6fef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a6fef, #a76aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a6fef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 111 239 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.56 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.79 #959010 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6a6fef  rgb(106, 111, 239)  hsl(238, 81%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#efea6a  rgb(239, 234, 106)  hsl(58, 81%, 68%)  Icterine
#ef6a6f  rgb(239, 106, 111)  hsl(358, 81%, 68%)  Light Coral
#6fef6a  rgb(111, 239, 106)  hsl(118, 81%, 68%)  Pastel Green