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#6D60B8

#6d60b8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6d60b8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 37.65% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.76% cyan, 47.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 248.86°, with 38.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #abb860

Split complementary

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #b89960
  3. #7fb860

Analogous

  1. #607fb8
  2. #6d60b8
  3. #9960b8

Triadic

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #b86d60
  3. #60b86d

Tetradic

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #b860ab
  3. #abb860
  4. #60b86d

Square

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #b8607f
  3. #abb860
  4. #60b899

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2758
  2. #4a3f8d
  3. #6d60b8
  4. #9e95d0
  5. #cecae7

Shades

#6d60b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #6256a6
  3. #574d93
  4. #4c4381
  5. #413a6e
  6. #37305c
  7. #2c264a
  8. #211d37
  9. #161325
  10. #0b0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d60b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #7c70bf
  3. #8a80c6
  4. #9990cd
  5. #a7a0d4
  6. #b6b0dc
  7. #c5bfe3
  8. #d3cfea
  9. #e2dff1
  10. #f0eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d60b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d60b8
  2. #6f63b2
  3. #7166ad
  4. #736aa7
  5. #756da2
  6. #77709c
  7. #787396
  8. #7a7691
  9. #7c7a8b
  10. #7e7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d6891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e6ebb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e6ab6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #587283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5569ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5466b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #616b9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d60b8 {
  color: #6d60b8;
}
Background
.bg-6d60b8 {
  background-color: #6d60b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d60b8 {
  border: 2px solid #6d60b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d60b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 96 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 38% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d60b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d60b8, #9960b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d60b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 96 184 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.05 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.52 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.95 #929f47 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6d60b8  rgb(109, 96, 184)  hsl(249, 38%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#abb860  rgb(171, 184, 96)  hsl(69, 38%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#b86d60  rgb(184, 109, 96)  hsl(9, 38%, 55%)  Indian Red
#60b86d  rgb(96, 184, 109)  hsl(129, 38%, 55%)  Medium Sea Green