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#6859CD

#6859cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6859cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.27% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 247.76°, 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 0.45.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.145

Complementary

  1. #6859cd
  2. #becd59

Split complementary

  1. #6859cd
  2. #cda259
  3. #84cd59

Analogous

  1. #5984cd
  2. #6859cd
  3. #a259cd

Triadic

  1. #6859cd
  2. #cd6859
  3. #59cd68

Tetradic

  1. #6859cd
  2. #cd59be
  3. #becd59
  4. #59cd68

Square

  1. #6859cd
  2. #cd5984
  3. #becd59
  4. #59cda2

Monochromatic

  1. #2a216c
  2. #4132a7
  3. #6859cd
  4. #9d94df
  5. #d3cff0

Shades

#6859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6859cd
  2. #5e50b9
  3. #5347a4
  4. #493e90
  5. #3e357b
  6. #342d67
  7. #2a2452
  8. #1f1b3e
  9. #151229
  10. #0a0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6859cd
  2. #776ad2
  3. #867ad7
  4. #958bdc
  5. #a49be1
  6. #b4ace6
  7. #c3bdeb
  8. #d2cdf0
  9. #e1def5
  10. #f0eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6859cd
  2. #6a5dc5
  3. #6d61be
  4. #6f65b6
  5. #7269ae
  6. #746da7
  7. #76709f
  8. #797497
  9. #7b788f
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69649c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #046ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44738a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4366cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4262cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #546aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6859cd {
  color: #6859cd;
}
Background
.bg-6859cd {
  background-color: #6859cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6859cd {
  border: 2px solid #6859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6859cd, #a259cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 0.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.36 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.54 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.92 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.66 #97a632 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6859cd  rgb(104, 89, 205)  hsl(248, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#becd59  rgb(190, 205, 89)  hsl(68, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd6859  rgb(205, 104, 89)  hsl(8, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59cd68  rgb(89, 205, 104)  hsl(128, 54%, 58%)  Emerald