ColorTool
Log in
#6E72FA

#6e72fa ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#6e72fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 44.71% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56% cyan, 54.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 238.29°, with 93.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#6666ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2225

Complementary

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #faf66e

Split complementary

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #fab06e
  3. #b8fa6e

Analogous

  1. #6eb8fa
  2. #6e72fa
  3. #b06efa

Triadic

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #fa6e72
  3. #72fa6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #f66efa
  3. #faf66e
  4. #72fa6e

Square

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #fa6eb8
  3. #faf66e
  4. #6efab0

Monochromatic

  1. #070cc8
  2. #242af7
  3. #6e72fa
  4. #b8bafd
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#6e72fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #6367e1
  3. #585bc8
  4. #4d50af
  5. #424496
  6. #37397d
  7. #2c2e64
  8. #21224b
  9. #161732
  10. #0b0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e72fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #7d80fb
  3. #8b8efb
  4. #9a9cfc
  5. #a8aafc
  6. #b7b9fd
  7. #c5c7fd
  8. #d4d5fe
  9. #e2e3fe
  10. #f1f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e72fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e72fa
  2. #7073ee
  3. #7275e2
  4. #7376d5
  5. #7578c9
  6. #7779bd
  7. #797ab1
  8. #7b7ca5
  9. #7c7d98
  10. #7e7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7cbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1088ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d92ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4880fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4178f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b86cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-6e72fa {
  color: #6e72fa;
}
Background
.bg-6e72fa {
  background-color: #6e72fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e72fa {
  border: 2px solid #6e72fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e72fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 114 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e72fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e72fa, #b06efa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e72fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 114 250 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.98 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.71 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.23 #918d05 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6e72fa  rgb(110, 114, 250)  hsl(238, 93%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#faf66e  rgb(250, 246, 110)  hsl(58, 93%, 71%)  Icterine
#fa6e72  rgb(250, 110, 114)  hsl(358, 93%, 71%)  Light Coral
#72fa6e  rgb(114, 250, 110)  hsl(118, 93%, 71%)  Spring Green