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#6E59CD

#6e59cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6e59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.34% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 250.86°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 0.85.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1487

Complementary

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #b8cd59

Split complementary

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #cda859
  3. #7ecd59

Analogous

  1. #597ecd
  2. #6e59cd
  3. #a859cd

Triadic

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #cd6e59
  3. #59cd6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #cd59b8
  3. #b8cd59
  4. #59cd6e

Square

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #cd597e
  3. #b8cd59
  4. #59cda8

Monochromatic

  1. #2e216c
  2. #4732a7
  3. #6e59cd
  4. #a194df
  5. #d5cff0

Shades

#6e59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #6350b9
  3. #5847a4
  4. #4d3e90
  5. #42357b
  6. #372d67
  7. #2c2452
  8. #211b3e
  9. #161229
  10. #0b0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #7d6ad2
  3. #8b7ad7
  4. #9a8bdc
  5. #a89be1
  6. #b7ace6
  7. #c5bdeb
  8. #d4cdf0
  9. #e2def5
  10. #f1eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e59cd
  2. #705dc5
  3. #7261be
  4. #7365b6
  5. #7569ae
  6. #776da7
  7. #79709f
  8. #7b7497
  9. #7c788f
  10. #7e7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d659c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c6ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d68cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f738a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4866cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4863cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d69a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e59cd {
  color: #6e59cd;
}
Background
.bg-6e59cd {
  background-color: #6e59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e59cd {
  border: 2px solid #6e59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e59cd, #a859cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 0.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.07 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.38 #91a632 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#6e59cd  rgb(110, 89, 205)  hsl(251, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b8cd59  rgb(184, 205, 89)  hsl(71, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd6e59  rgb(205, 110, 89)  hsl(11, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#59cd6e  rgb(89, 205, 110)  hsl(131, 54%, 58%)  Emerald