Slate Blue (#6A5ACD)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.31:1 — vs black: 3.96:1

Color values

HEX #6A5ACD
RGB rgb(106, 90, 205)
HSL hsl(248, 56%, 80%)
CMYK cmyk( 48.29, 56.1, 0, 19.61 )
Websafe #6666CC

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Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6A5ACD based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Slate Blue
#6A5ACD Base

#BDCD5A

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Slate Blue
#6A5ACD Base

#5A83CD

#A35ACD

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Slate Blue
#6A5ACD Base

#CD6A5A

#5ACD6A

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Slate Blue
#6A5ACD Base

#CDA35A

#83CD5A

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Slate Blue
#6A5ACD Base

#CD5A83

#BDCD5A

#5ACDA3

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Slate Blue
#6A5ACD Base

#2C216D

#4333A8

#4E3BC3

#8679D6

#9F95DF

#D4CFF1

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Slate Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #080614

— #18123D

— #291F66

— #392C90

— #4A38B9

Slate Blue #6A5ACD Base

— #8477D6

— #9F94DF

— #B9B1E7

— #D3CEF0

— #EDEBF9

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6A5ACD. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6A5ACD;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6A5ACD;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6A5ACD;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6A5ACD,
        #E1E9B1
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6A5ACD,
        #E1E9B1
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$slate-blue: #6A5ACD;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$slate-blue-r: 106;
$slate-blue-g: 90;
$slate-blue-b: 205;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $slate-blue;
    color: rgba($slate-blue-r, $slate-blue-g, $slate-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Slate Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6A5ACD How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #5F5FCD Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #5C5CCD Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #4E7171 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #6B6B6B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Slate Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Slate Blue #6A5ACD Base

Majorelle Blue #6050DC ΔE 3.70

Iris #5A4FCF ΔE 3.98

Toolbox #746CC0 ΔE 6.52

Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 7.10

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.