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#6165AC

#6165ac ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6165ac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 39.61% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.6% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 236.8°, with 31.12% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.07.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #6165ac
  2. #aca861

Split complementary

  1. #6165ac
  2. #ac8361
  3. #8bac61

Analogous

  1. #618bac
  2. #6165ac
  3. #8361ac

Triadic

  1. #6165ac
  2. #ac6165
  3. #65ac61

Tetradic

  1. #6165ac
  2. #a861ac
  3. #aca861
  4. #65ac61

Square

  1. #6165ac
  2. #ac618b
  3. #aca861
  4. #61ac83

Monochromatic

  1. #282a4c
  2. #42467e
  3. #6165ac
  4. #9396c6
  5. #c5c7e1

Shades

#6165ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6165ac
  2. #575b9b
  3. #4e518a
  4. #444778
  5. #3a3d67
  6. #313356
  7. #272845
  8. #1d1e34
  9. #131422
  10. #0a0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#6165ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6165ac
  2. #7174b4
  3. #8184bd
  4. #9093c5
  5. #a0a3cd
  6. #b0b2d6
  7. #c0c1de
  8. #d0d1e6
  9. #dfe0ee
  10. #eff0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6165ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6165ac
  2. #6468a8
  3. #676aa3
  4. #6a6d9f
  5. #6d709a
  6. #717396
  7. #747592
  8. #77788d
  9. #7a7b89
  10. #7d7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67698a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6eaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4669aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #497380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #556bae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5267ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #546e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6165ac {
  color: #6165ac;
}
Background
.bg-6165ac {
  background-color: #6165ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6165ac {
  border: 2px solid #6165ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6165ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 101 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 31% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6165ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6165ac, #8361ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6165ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 101 172 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.07 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.27 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.76 #9e9a53 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6165ac  rgb(97, 101, 172)  hsl(237, 31%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#aca861  rgb(172, 168, 97)  hsl(57, 31%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#ac6165  rgb(172, 97, 101)  hsl(357, 31%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#65ac61  rgb(101, 172, 97)  hsl(117, 31%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green