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#6A67BB

#6a67bb ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a67bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 40.39% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.32% cyan, 44.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 242.14°, with 38.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1635

Complementary

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #b8bb67

Split complementary

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #bb9467
  3. #8ebb67

Analogous

  1. #678ebb
  2. #6a67bb
  3. #9467bb

Triadic

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #bb6a67
  3. #67bb6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #bb67b8
  3. #b8bb67
  4. #67bb6a

Square

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #bb678e
  3. #b8bb67
  4. #67bb94

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2a5f
  2. #454293
  3. #6a67bb
  4. #9e9cd3
  5. #d2d1ea

Shades

#6a67bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #5f5da8
  3. #555296
  4. #4a4883
  5. #403e70
  6. #35345e
  7. #2a294b
  8. #201f38
  9. #151525
  10. #0b0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a67bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #7976c2
  3. #8885c9
  4. #9795cf
  5. #a6a4d6
  6. #b5b3dd
  7. #c3c2e4
  8. #d2d1eb
  9. #e1e1f1
  10. #f0f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a67bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a67bb
  2. #6c6ab5
  3. #6e6caf
  4. #716fa9
  5. #7371a3
  6. #75749e
  7. #777698
  8. #797992
  9. #7c7b8c
  10. #7e7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4773be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #517888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #576fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c729f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a67bb {
  color: #6a67bb;
}
Background
.bg-6a67bb {
  background-color: #6a67bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a67bb {
  border: 2px solid #6a67bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a67bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 103 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a67bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a67bb, #9467bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a67bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 103 187 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.62 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.69 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.53 #959844 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6a67bb  rgb(106, 103, 187)  hsl(242, 38%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#b8bb67  rgb(184, 187, 103)  hsl(62, 38%, 57%)  Dark Khaki
#bb6a67  rgb(187, 106, 103)  hsl(2, 38%, 57%)  Indian Red
#67bb6a  rgb(103, 187, 106)  hsl(122, 38%, 57%)  Mantis