bluecoolCSS named color
Slate Blue #6A5ACD
A medium blue-violet with a muted, professional tone.
Use cases: SaaS UI · Dashboards
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #6A5ACD | |
| RGB | rgb(106, 90, 205) | |
| HSL | hsl(248, 53%, 58%) | |
| HSV | hsv(248, 56%, 80%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 56.1%, 0%, 19.6%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6162, 14.7833, 59.5129) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.3, 36.0, -57.8) | |
| Luminance | 0.148 (WCAG relative) |
/* Slate Blue */
color: #6a5acd;
background-color: #6a5acd;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#5f51b9 #5548a4 #4a3f90 #40367b #352d67 #2a2452 #201b3e #151229 #0b0915 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#796bd2 #887bd7 #978cdc #a69ce1 #b5ade6 #c3bdeb #d2cef0 #e1def5 #f0effa #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#6c5ec5 #6e62be #7165b6 #7369ae #756da7 #77719f #797597 #7c788f #7e7c88 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#6A5ACD
#BDCD5A
#6a5acd #bdcd5a
Analogous
Edit in generator →#5A83CD
#6A5ACD
#A35ACD
#5a83cd #6a5acd #a35acd
Triadic
Edit in generator →#6A5ACD
#CD6A5A
#5ACD6A
#6a5acd #cd6a5a #5acd6a
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#6A5ACD
#CD5A83
#BDCD5A
#5ACDA3
#6a5acd #cd5a83 #bdcd5a #5acda3
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#6A5ACD
#CDA35A
#83CD5A
#6a5acd #cda35a #83cd5a
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#352884
#4836B3
#6A5ACD
#9489DB
#BFB8E9
#352884 #4836b3 #6a5acd #9489db #bfb8e9
Accessibility & contrast
5.31
#6A5ACD on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
3.96
#6A5ACD on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on slate blue
5.31
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Purple #7851A9 | 7.82 | |
| Ocean Blue #4F42B5 | 8.49 | |
| Royal Blue #4169E1 | 9.11 | |
| Sapphire #0F52BA | 11.91 | |
| Violet #8F00FF | 12.85 | |
| Denim #1560BD | 13.11 |
Related colors
Palettes with slate blue
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.