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#6059CD

#6059cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6059cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.17% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 243.62°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #6059cd
  2. #c6cd59

Split complementary

  1. #6059cd
  2. #cd9a59
  3. #8ccd59

Analogous

  1. #598ccd
  2. #6059cd
  3. #9a59cd

Triadic

  1. #6059cd
  2. #cd6059
  3. #59cd60

Tetradic

  1. #6059cd
  2. #cd59c6
  3. #c6cd59
  4. #59cd60

Square

  1. #6059cd
  2. #cd598c
  3. #c6cd59
  4. #59cd9a

Monochromatic

  1. #25216c
  2. #3932a7
  3. #6059cd
  4. #9894df
  5. #d1cff0

Shades

#6059cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6059cd
  2. #5650b9
  3. #4d47a4
  4. #433e90
  5. #3a357b
  6. #302d67
  7. #262452
  8. #1d1b3e
  9. #131229
  10. #0a0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6059cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6059cd
  2. #706ad2
  3. #807ad7
  4. #908bdc
  5. #a09be1
  6. #b0ace6
  7. #bfbdeb
  8. #cfcdf0
  9. #dfdef5
  10. #efeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6059cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6059cd
  2. #635dc5
  3. #6661be
  4. #6a65b6
  5. #6d69ae
  6. #706da7
  7. #73709f
  8. #767497
  9. #7a788f
  10. #7d7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65639b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c65cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3960cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #486aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6059cd {
  color: #6059cd;
}
Background
.bg-6059cd {
  background-color: #6059cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6059cd {
  border: 2px solid #6059cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6059cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6059cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6059cd, #9a59cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6059cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.03 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #9fa632 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6059cd  rgb(96, 89, 205)  hsl(244, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#c6cd59  rgb(198, 205, 89)  hsl(64, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd6059  rgb(205, 96, 89)  hsl(4, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59cd60  rgb(89, 205, 96)  hsl(124, 54%, 58%)  Mantis