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#6F56D4

#6f56d4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f56d4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 33.73% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.64% cyan, 59.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 251.9°, with 59.43% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1479

Complementary

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #bbd456

Split complementary

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #d4ae56
  3. #7cd456

Analogous

  1. #567cd4
  2. #6f56d4
  3. #ae56d4

Triadic

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #d46f56
  3. #56d46f

Tetradic

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #d456bb
  3. #bbd456
  4. #56d46f

Square

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #d4567c
  3. #bbd456
  4. #56d4ae

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1d74
  2. #472db1
  3. #6f56d4
  4. #a393e4
  5. #d7d0f3

Shades

#6f56d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #644dbf
  3. #5945aa
  4. #4e3c94
  5. #43347f
  6. #382b6a
  7. #2c2255
  8. #211a40
  9. #16112a
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f56d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #7d67d8
  3. #8c78dd
  4. #9a89e1
  5. #a99ae5
  6. #b7abea
  7. #c5bbee
  8. #d4ccf2
  9. #e2ddf6
  10. #f1eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f56d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f56d4
  2. #715acc
  3. #725ec3
  4. #7463bb
  5. #7667b2
  6. #786baa
  7. #796fa2
  8. #7b7399
  9. #7d7891
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d63a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ed8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d738d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4365d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4361d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d69ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f56d4 {
  color: #6f56d4;
}
Background
.bg-6f56d4 {
  background-color: #6f56d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f56d4 {
  border: 2px solid #6f56d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f56d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 86 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f56d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f56d4, #ae56d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f56d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 86 212 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.98 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.01 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.03 #90a92b Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6f56d4  rgb(111, 86, 212)  hsl(252, 59%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#bbd456  rgb(187, 212, 86)  hsl(72, 59%, 58%)  June Bud
#d46f56  rgb(212, 111, 86)  hsl(12, 59%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#56d46f  rgb(86, 212, 111)  hsl(132, 59%, 58%)  Pastel Green