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#6861BA

#6861ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6861ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.09% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 244.72°, 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1504

Complementary

  1. #6861ba
  2. #b3ba61

Split complementary

  1. #6861ba
  2. #ba9561
  3. #86ba61

Analogous

  1. #6186ba
  2. #6861ba
  3. #9561ba

Triadic

  1. #6861ba
  2. #ba6861
  3. #61ba68

Tetradic

  1. #6861ba
  2. #ba61b3
  3. #b3ba61
  4. #61ba68

Square

  1. #6861ba
  2. #ba6186
  3. #b3ba61
  4. #61ba95

Monochromatic

  1. #2c285a
  2. #453f90
  3. #6861ba
  4. #9b96d1
  5. #cecbe9

Shades

#6861ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6861ba
  2. #5e57a7
  3. #534e95
  4. #494482
  5. #3e3a70
  6. #34315d
  7. #2a274a
  8. #1f1d38
  9. #151325
  10. #0a0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6861ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6861ba
  2. #7771c1
  3. #8681c8
  4. #9590cf
  5. #a4a0d6
  6. #b4b0dd
  7. #c3c0e3
  8. #d2d0ea
  9. #e1dff1
  10. #f0eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6861ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6861ba
  2. #6a64b4
  3. #6d67ae
  4. #6f6aa9
  5. #726da3
  6. #74719d
  7. #767497
  8. #797791
  9. #7b7a8c
  10. #7e7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d6fbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a69b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e7384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #516abc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5066b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a6d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6861ba {
  color: #6861ba;
}
Background
.bg-6861ba {
  background-color: #6861ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6861ba {
  border: 2px solid #6861ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6861ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6861ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6861ba, #9561ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6861ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.74 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.23 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.82 #979e45 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6861ba  rgb(104, 97, 186)  hsl(245, 39%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#b3ba61  rgb(179, 186, 97)  hsl(65, 39%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#ba6861  rgb(186, 104, 97)  hsl(5, 39%, 55%)  Indian Red
#61ba68  rgb(97, 186, 104)  hsl(125, 39%, 55%)  Mantis