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#6C6CB2

#6c6cb2 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c6cb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 42.35% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.33% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 31.25% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.8.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #b2b26c

Split complementary

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #b28f6c
  3. #8fb26c

Analogous

  1. #6c8fb2
  2. #6c6cb2
  3. #8f6cb2

Triadic

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #b26c6c
  3. #6cb26c

Tetradic

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #b26cb2
  3. #b2b26c
  4. #6cb26c

Square

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #b26c8f
  3. #b2b26c
  4. #6cb28f

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2e57
  2. #484889
  3. #6c6cb2
  4. #9e9ecc
  5. #d0d0e7

Shades

#6c6cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #6161a0
  3. #56568e
  4. #4c4c7d
  5. #41416b
  6. #363659
  7. #2b2b47
  8. #202035
  9. #161624
  10. #0b0b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c6cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #7b7bba
  3. #8989c1
  4. #9898c9
  5. #a7a7d1
  6. #b6b6d9
  7. #c4c4e0
  8. #d3d3e8
  9. #e2e2f0
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c6cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c6cb2
  2. #6e6ead
  3. #7070a8
  4. #7272a3
  5. #74749e
  6. #767699
  7. #787894
  8. #7a7a8f
  9. #7c7c8a
  10. #7e7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5475b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5171b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #587a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f72b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d6fb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #61749a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c6cb2 {
  color: #6c6cb2;
}
Background
.bg-6c6cb2 {
  background-color: #6c6cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c6cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #6c6cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c6cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 108 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 31% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c6cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c6cb2, #8f6cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c6cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 108 178 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.80 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.74 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.02 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.05 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.70 #93934d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6c6cb2  rgb(108, 108, 178)  hsl(240, 31%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#b2b26c  rgb(178, 178, 108)  hsl(60, 31%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#b26c6c  rgb(178, 108, 108)  hsl(0, 31%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6cb26c  rgb(108, 178, 108)  hsl(120, 31%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green