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#6F6FFD

#6f6ffd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6f6ffd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 43.53% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.13% cyan, 56.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 97.26% saturation and 71.37% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2184

Complementary

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #fdfd6f

Split complementary

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #fdb66f
  3. #b6fd6f

Analogous

  1. #6fb6fd
  2. #6f6ffd
  3. #b66ffd

Triadic

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #fd6f6f
  3. #6ffd6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #fd6ffd
  3. #fdfd6f
  4. #6ffd6f

Square

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #fd6fb6
  3. #fdfd6f
  4. #6ffdb6

Monochromatic

  1. #0303d0
  2. #2424fc
  3. #6f6ffd
  4. #babafe
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#6f6ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #6464e4
  3. #5959ca
  4. #4e4eb1
  5. #434398
  6. #38387f
  7. #2c2c65
  8. #21214c
  9. #161633
  10. #0b0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f6ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #7d7dfd
  3. #8c8cfd
  4. #9a9afe
  5. #a9a9fe
  6. #b7b7fe
  7. #c5c5fe
  8. #d4d4fe
  9. #e2e2ff
  10. #f1f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f6ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f6ffd
  2. #7171f1
  3. #7272e4
  4. #7474d8
  5. #7676cb
  6. #7878bf
  7. #7979b2
  8. #7b7ba6
  9. #7d7d99
  10. #7e7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c90ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #447eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d76fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b84d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f6ffd {
  color: #6f6ffd;
}
Background
.bg-6f6ffd {
  background-color: #6f6ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f6ffd {
  border: 2px solid #6f6ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f6ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 111 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f6ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f6ffd, #b66ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f6ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 111 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.55 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.70 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.95 #909002 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#6f6ffd  rgb(111, 111, 253)  hsl(240, 97%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#fdfd6f  rgb(253, 253, 111)  hsl(60, 97%, 71%)  Laser Lemon
#fd6f6f  rgb(253, 111, 111)  hsl(0, 97%, 71%)  Pastel Red
#6ffd6f  rgb(111, 253, 111)  hsl(120, 97%, 71%)  Spring Green