Colors

#6A5ACD

Slate Blue

Slate Blue is #6A5ACD. In CSS you can write it as the keyword slateblue. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#6A5ACD
RGB
rgb(106, 90, 205)
HSL
hsl(248,53%,58%)
HSV
hsv(248, 56%, 80%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,56,0,20)
OKLCH
oklch(54.4% 0.171 285.5)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#887BD7

20% white

#A69CE1

40% white

#C3BDEB

60% white

#E1DEF5

80% white

Shades

#5548A4

20% black

#40367B

40% black

#2A2452

60% black

#151229

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Slate Blue. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#6A5BCD

#BECD5B

#A7A1D4

#CDD4A1

#58518B

Analogous

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#5B85CD

#6A5BCD

#A35BCD

#CD5BBE

#64B7C4

Triadic

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#6A5BCD

#CD6A5B

#5BCD6A

#D4A7A1

#4DA859

Split Complementary

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#6A5BCD

#CDA35B

#85CD5B

#BAB5D9

#838B51

Monochromatic

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#1F184E

#372A89

#4E3CC3

#8376D5

#B8B1E7

Tetradic

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#6A5BCD

#CD5B85

#BECD5B

#5BCDA3

#CD98AB

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 5.31:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass
On black · 3.96:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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