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#6F6BBC

#6f6bbc ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f6bbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 41.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.96% cyan, 43.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 242.96°, with 37.67% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1753

Complementary

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #b8bc6b

Split complementary

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #bc976b
  3. #8fbc6b

Analogous

  1. #6b8fbc
  2. #6f6bbc
  3. #976bbc

Triadic

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #bc6f6b
  3. #6bbc6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #bc6bb8
  3. #b8bc6b
  4. #6bbc6f

Square

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #bc6b8f
  3. #b8bc6b
  4. #6bbc97

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2c62
  2. #484496
  3. #6f6bbc
  4. #a2a0d4
  5. #d5d4ec

Shades

#6f6bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #6460a9
  3. #595696
  4. #4e4b84
  5. #434071
  6. #38365e
  7. #2c2b4b
  8. #212038
  9. #161526
  10. #0b0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f6bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #7d7ac3
  3. #8c89c9
  4. #9a97d0
  5. #a9a6d7
  6. #b7b5de
  7. #c5c4e4
  8. #d4d3eb
  9. #e2e1f2
  10. #f1f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f6bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f6bbc
  2. #716db6
  3. #726fb0
  4. #7471aa
  5. #7673a4
  6. #78769e
  7. #797898
  8. #7b7a92
  9. #7d7c8c
  10. #7e7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e77bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b72ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #587b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d72be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b6fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6275a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f6bbc {
  color: #6f6bbc;
}
Background
.bg-6f6bbc {
  background-color: #6f6bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f6bbc {
  border: 2px solid #6f6bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f6bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 107 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f6bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f6bbc, #976bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f6bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 107 188 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.40 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.91 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.69 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.85 #909443 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6f6bbc  rgb(111, 107, 188)  hsl(243, 38%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b8bc6b  rgb(184, 188, 107)  hsl(63, 38%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#bc6f6b  rgb(188, 111, 107)  hsl(3, 38%, 58%)  Old Rose
#6bbc6f  rgb(107, 188, 111)  hsl(123, 38%, 58%)  Mantis