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#6262BB

#6262bb ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6262bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.43% red, 38.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.59% cyan, 47.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 39.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1492

Complementary

  1. #6262bb
  2. #bbbb62

Split complementary

  1. #6262bb
  2. #bb8e62
  3. #8ebb62

Analogous

  1. #628ebb
  2. #6262bb
  3. #8e62bb

Triadic

  1. #6262bb
  2. #bb6262
  3. #62bb62

Tetradic

  1. #6262bb
  2. #bb62bb
  3. #bbbb62
  4. #62bb62

Square

  1. #6262bb
  2. #bb628e
  3. #bbbb62
  4. #62bb8e

Monochromatic

  1. #28285c
  2. #3f3f91
  3. #6262bb
  4. #9797d2
  5. #cdcde9

Shades

#6262bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6262bb
  2. #5858a8
  3. #4e4e96
  4. #454583
  5. #3b3b70
  6. #31315e
  7. #27274b
  8. #1d1d38
  9. #141425
  10. #0a0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6262bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6262bb
  2. #7272c2
  3. #8181c9
  4. #9191cf
  5. #a1a1d6
  6. #b1b1dd
  7. #c0c0e4
  8. #d0d0eb
  9. #e0e0f1
  10. #efeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6262bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6262bb
  2. #6565b5
  3. #6868af
  4. #6b6ba9
  5. #6e6ea3
  6. #71719e
  7. #747498
  8. #777792
  9. #7a7a8c
  10. #7d7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c6fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3669b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #427585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e6abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b66ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #516e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6262bb {
  color: #6262bb;
}
Background
.bg-6262bb {
  background-color: #6262bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6262bb {
  border: 2px solid #6262bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6262bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 98 98 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6262bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6262bb, #8e62bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6262bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(98 98 187 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.36 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.32 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.89 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.95 #9d9d44 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6262bb  rgb(98, 98, 187)  hsl(240, 40%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#bbbb62  rgb(187, 187, 98)  hsl(60, 40%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#bb6262  rgb(187, 98, 98)  hsl(0, 40%, 56%)  Indian Red
#62bb62  rgb(98, 187, 98)  hsl(120, 40%, 56%)  Mantis