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#6C71FF

#6c71ff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6c71ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 44.31% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.65% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.96°, with 100% saturation and 71.18% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2222

Complementary

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #fffa6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #ffb16c
  3. #bbff6c

Analogous

  1. #6cbbff
  2. #6c71ff
  3. #b16cff

Triadic

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #ff6c71
  3. #71ff6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #fa6cff
  3. #fffa6c
  4. #71ff6c

Square

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #ff6cbb
  3. #fffa6c
  4. #6cffb1

Monochromatic

  1. #0007d2
  2. #2027ff
  3. #6c71ff
  4. #b9bbff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#6c71ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #6166e6
  3. #565acc
  4. #4c4fb3
  5. #414499
  6. #363980
  7. #2b2d66
  8. #20224d
  9. #161733
  10. #0b0b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c71ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #7b7fff
  3. #898dff
  4. #989cff
  5. #a7aaff
  6. #b6b8ff
  7. #c4c6ff
  8. #d3d4ff
  9. #e2e3ff
  10. #f0f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c71ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c71ff
  2. #6e73f2
  3. #7074e6
  4. #7276d9
  5. #7477cc
  6. #7679c0
  7. #787ab3
  8. #7a7ca6
  9. #7c7d99
  10. #7e7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7bc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0088ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #427fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3978fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4486d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c71ff {
  color: #6c71ff;
}
Background
.bg-6c71ff {
  background-color: #6c71ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c71ff {
  border: 2px solid #6c71ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c71ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 113 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c71ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c71ff, #b16cff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c71ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 113 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.01 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.56 #938e00 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6c71ff  rgb(108, 113, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#fffa6c  rgb(255, 250, 108)  hsl(58, 100%, 71%)  Icterine
#ff6c71  rgb(255, 108, 113)  hsl(358, 100%, 71%)  Pastel Red
#71ff6c  rgb(113, 255, 108)  hsl(118, 100%, 71%)  Spring Green