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#6D56D0

#6d56d0 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6d56d0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 33.73% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.6% cyan, 58.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 251.31°, with 56.48% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #b9d056

Split complementary

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #d0aa56
  3. #7cd056

Analogous

  1. #567cd0
  2. #6d56d0
  3. #aa56d0

Triadic

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #d06d56
  3. #56d06d

Tetradic

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #d056b9
  3. #b9d056
  4. #56d06d

Square

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #d0567c
  3. #b9d056
  4. #56d0aa

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1f6e
  2. #462faa
  3. #6d56d0
  4. #a192e1
  5. #d4cef1

Shades

#6d56d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #624dbb
  3. #5745a6
  4. #4c3c92
  5. #41347d
  6. #372b68
  7. #2c2253
  8. #211a3e
  9. #16112a
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d56d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #7c67d5
  3. #8a78d9
  4. #9989de
  5. #a79ae3
  6. #b6abe8
  7. #c5bbec
  8. #d3ccf1
  9. #e2ddf6
  10. #f0eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d56d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d56d0
  2. #6f5ac8
  3. #715ec0
  4. #7363b8
  5. #7567b0
  6. #776ba8
  7. #786fa0
  8. #7a7398
  9. #7c7890
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b639d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c728b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4365d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4361ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b68ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d56d0 {
  color: #6d56d0;
}
Background
.bg-6d56d0 {
  background-color: #6d56d0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d56d0 {
  border: 2px solid #6d56d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d56d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 86 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 56% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d56d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d56d0, #aa56d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d56d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 86 208 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.42 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.46 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.30 #92a92f Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6d56d0  rgb(109, 86, 208)  hsl(251, 56%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b9d056  rgb(185, 208, 86)  hsl(71, 56%, 58%)  June Bud
#d06d56  rgb(208, 109, 86)  hsl(11, 56%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#56d06d  rgb(86, 208, 109)  hsl(131, 56%, 58%)  Emerald