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#6C59CD

#6c59cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.32% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 249.83°, 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 0.52.

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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #bacd59

Split complementary

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #cda659
  3. #80cd59

Analogous

  1. #5980cd
  2. #6c59cd
  3. #a659cd

Triadic

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #cd6c59
  3. #59cd6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #cd59ba
  3. #bacd59
  4. #59cd6c

Square

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #cd5980
  3. #bacd59
  4. #59cda6

Monochromatic

  1. #2d216c
  2. #4532a7
  3. #6c59cd
  4. #a094df
  5. #d4cff0

Shades

#6c59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #6150b9
  3. #5647a4
  4. #4c3e90
  5. #41357b
  6. #362d67
  7. #2b2452
  8. #201b3e
  9. #161229
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #7b6ad2
  3. #897ad7
  4. #988bdc
  5. #a79be1
  6. #b6ace6
  7. #c4bdeb
  8. #d3cdf0
  9. #e2def5
  10. #f0eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c59cd
  2. #6e5dc5
  3. #7061be
  4. #7265b6
  5. #7469ae
  6. #766da7
  7. #78709f
  8. #7a7497
  9. #7c788f
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b649c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a6ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0668cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c738a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4666cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4662cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a6aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c59cd {
  color: #6c59cd;
}
Background
.bg-6c59cd {
  background-color: #6c59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c59cd {
  border: 2px solid #6c59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c59cd, #a659cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 0.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.00 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.13 #93a632 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6c59cd  rgb(108, 89, 205)  hsl(250, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#bacd59  rgb(186, 205, 89)  hsl(70, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd6c59  rgb(205, 108, 89)  hsl(10, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#59cd6c  rgb(89, 205, 108)  hsl(130, 54%, 58%)  Emerald