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#6B59CD

#6b59cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6b59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.8% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 249.31°, 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 0.38.

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Relative luminance0.1468

Complementary

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #bbcd59

Split complementary

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #cda559
  3. #81cd59

Analogous

  1. #5981cd
  2. #6b59cd
  3. #a559cd

Triadic

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #cd6b59
  3. #59cd6b

Tetradic

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #cd59bb
  3. #bbcd59
  4. #59cd6b

Square

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #cd5981
  3. #bbcd59
  4. #59cda5

Monochromatic

  1. #2c216c
  2. #4432a7
  3. #6b59cd
  4. #9f94df
  5. #d4cff0

Shades

#6b59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #6050b9
  3. #5647a4
  4. #4b3e90
  5. #40357b
  6. #362d67
  7. #2b2452
  8. #201b3e
  9. #151229
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #7a6ad2
  3. #897ad7
  4. #978bdc
  5. #a69be1
  6. #b5ace6
  7. #c4bdeb
  8. #d3cdf0
  9. #e1def5
  10. #f0eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b59cd
  2. #6d5dc5
  3. #6f61be
  4. #7165b6
  5. #7369ae
  6. #766da7
  7. #78709f
  8. #7a7497
  9. #7c788f
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b649c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #086ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0368cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a738a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4566cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4562cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #596aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b59cd {
  color: #6b59cd;
}
Background
.bg-6b59cd {
  background-color: #6b59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b59cd {
  border: 2px solid #6b59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b59cd, #a559cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 0.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.23 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.01 #94a632 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6b59cd  rgb(107, 89, 205)  hsl(249, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#bbcd59  rgb(187, 205, 89)  hsl(69, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd6b59  rgb(205, 107, 89)  hsl(9, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#59cd6b  rgb(89, 205, 107)  hsl(129, 54%, 58%)  Emerald