HEX Color #6D508A (Darkslateblue)

About #6D508A

The precise color #6D508A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 80, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 42% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 270.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D508A

RGB109, 80, 138

HSL270.0°, 26.6%, 42.7%

CMYK21%, 42%, 0%, 46%

HSV270.0°, 42.0%, 54.1%

LAB39.3, 24.3, -27.8

XYZ13.8, 10.8, 25.4

Decimal7164042

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#6D508A #6D8A50

Analogous

#50508A #8A5089

Triadic

#8A6D50 #508A6D

Tetradic

#8A5050 #6D8A50 #50898A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#6D508A

#7D6397

#8D76A4

#9D8AB1

#AD9DBE

#BEB1CB

#CEC4D8

#DED8E5

#EEEBF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#6D508A

#60477A

#543E6B

#48355C

#3C2C4C

#30233D

#241A2E

#18111E

#0C080F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.64:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.16:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.69:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D508A; }

.text-color { color: #6D508A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D508A; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B