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#6561BA

#6561ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6561ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.7% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 242.7°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #6561ba
  2. #b6ba61

Split complementary

  1. #6561ba
  2. #ba9261
  3. #89ba61

Analogous

  1. #6189ba
  2. #6561ba
  3. #9261ba

Triadic

  1. #6561ba
  2. #ba6561
  3. #61ba65

Tetradic

  1. #6561ba
  2. #ba61b6
  3. #b6ba61
  4. #61ba65

Square

  1. #6561ba
  2. #ba6189
  3. #b6ba61
  4. #61ba92

Monochromatic

  1. #2a285a
  2. #423f90
  3. #6561ba
  4. #9996d1
  5. #cdcbe9

Shades

#6561ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6561ba
  2. #5b57a7
  3. #514e95
  4. #474482
  5. #3d3a70
  6. #33315d
  7. #28274a
  8. #1e1d38
  9. #141325
  10. #0a0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6561ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6561ba
  2. #7471c1
  3. #8481c8
  4. #9390cf
  5. #a3a0d6
  6. #b2b0dd
  7. #c1c0e3
  8. #d1d0ea
  9. #e0dff1
  10. #f0eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6561ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6561ba
  2. #6864b4
  3. #6a67ae
  4. #6d6aa9
  5. #706da3
  6. #73719d
  7. #757497
  8. #787791
  9. #7b7a8c
  10. #7d7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696792 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c6fbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3769b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #497484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f69bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e66b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #556d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6561ba {
  color: #6561ba;
}
Background
.bg-6561ba {
  background-color: #6561ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6561ba {
  border: 2px solid #6561ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6561ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6561ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6561ba, #9261ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6561ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.60 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.61 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.43 #9a9e45 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6561ba  rgb(101, 97, 186)  hsl(243, 39%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#b6ba61  rgb(182, 186, 97)  hsl(63, 39%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#ba6561  rgb(186, 101, 97)  hsl(3, 39%, 55%)  Indian Red
#61ba65  rgb(97, 186, 101)  hsl(123, 39%, 55%)  Mantis