HEX Color #6D5F8A (Slategray)

About #6D5F8A

The precise color #6D5F8A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 109 red, 95 green, and 138 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 21% Cyan, 31% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 46% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D5F8A

RGB109, 95, 138

HSL259.5°, 18.5%, 45.7%

CMYK21%, 31%, 0%, 46%

HSV259.5°, 31.2%, 54.1%

LAB43.2, 15.1, -21.8

XYZ15.0, 13.3, 25.8

Decimal7167882

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#6D5F8A #7B8A5F

Analogous

#5F668A #825F8A

Triadic

#8A6D5F #5F8A6D

Tetradic

#8A5F66 #7B8A5F #5F8A82

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#6D5F8A

#7D7097

#8D82A4

#9D94B1

#ADA6BE

#BEB7CB

#CEC9D8

#DEDBE5

#EEEDF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#6D5F8A

#60547A

#54496B

#483F5C

#3C344C

#302A3D

#241F2E

#18151E

#0C0A0F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.75:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.65:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.49:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.11:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D5F8A; }

.text-color { color: #6D5F8A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D5F8A; }

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