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#6C5ABA

#6c5aba ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c5aba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 35.29% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.94% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 251.25°, with 41.03% saturation and 54.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #a8ba5a

Split complementary

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #ba9c5a
  3. #78ba5a

Analogous

  1. #5a78ba
  2. #6c5aba
  3. #9c5aba

Triadic

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #ba6c5a
  3. #5aba6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #ba5aa8
  3. #a8ba5a
  4. #5aba6c

Square

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #ba5a78
  3. #a8ba5a
  4. #5aba9c

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2457
  2. #4a3b8d
  3. #6c5aba
  4. #9c90d1
  5. #ccc6e7

Shades

#6c5aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #6151a7
  3. #564895
  4. #4c3f82
  5. #413670
  6. #362d5d
  7. #2b244a
  8. #201b38
  9. #161225
  10. #0b0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c5aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #7b6bc1
  3. #897bc8
  4. #988ccf
  5. #a79cd6
  6. #b6addd
  7. #c4bde3
  8. #d3ceea
  9. #e2def1
  10. #f0eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c5aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c5aba
  2. #6e5eb4
  3. #7062ae
  4. #7265a9
  5. #7469a3
  6. #766d9d
  7. #787197
  8. #7a7591
  9. #7c788c
  10. #7e7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #306bbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3166b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #566e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f64bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f62b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f679b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c5aba {
  color: #6c5aba;
}
Background
.bg-6c5aba {
  background-color: #6c5aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c5aba {
  border: 2px solid #6c5aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c5aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 41% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c5aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c5aba, #9c5aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c5aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.11 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.41 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.21 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.11 #93a545 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6c5aba  rgb(108, 90, 186)  hsl(251, 41%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#a8ba5a  rgb(168, 186, 90)  hsl(71, 41%, 54%)  Olivine
#ba6c5a  rgb(186, 108, 90)  hsl(11, 41%, 54%)  Indian Red
#5aba6c  rgb(90, 186, 108)  hsl(131, 41%, 54%)  Emerald